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Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$8,162 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,346 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 840 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Check out the allied health undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best value school in Iowa for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from DMACC carry an average student debtload of $8,624.

DMACC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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#2

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southeastern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Iowa. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Community College are $6,210 per year.

Southeastern Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa rankings.

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Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,922 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,411.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Iowa Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,270 per year. Allied Health majors at NICC take out an average of $17,206 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

NICC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hawkeye Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawkeye Community College are $6,090 a year.

Hawkeye Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Hawkeye Community College Report

#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,700 per year.

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#7

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Estherville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Lakes Community College are $7,004 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Mercy College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mercy College of Health Sciences are $19,087 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Mercy College of Health Sciences carry an average student debtload of $14,681.

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#9

St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

With a ranking of #9, St Luke’s College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. St Luke's College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

St Luke’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 851
Missouri 988
Minnesota 719
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 142
Nebraska 498

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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