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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$4,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,476 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

With 408 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health sciences & services is the #14 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health science 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $4,159 a year.

BC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list.

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#2

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Seattle Central College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seattle Central are $4,865 a year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Seattle Central take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,044.

Seattle Central also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LWTech are $4,710 a year.

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#4

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, North Seattle College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Seattle are $5,058 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tacoma Community College are $4,901 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tacoma Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for health science in Washington.

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#6

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

With a ranking of #6, Charter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Charter College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, health science graduates from Charter College take out $19,225 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Carrington College, Spokane came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Carrington College, Spokane is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,731
Oregon 308
Nevada 395
Alaska 1

Health Sciences & Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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