2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 36,762 health sciences & services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Moraine Park Technical College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,793 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,965 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-State Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.
Mid-State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,850 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washtenaw Community College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washtenaw Community College are $6,096 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Washtenaw Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,535.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Wisconsin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin are $13,208 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin also is in the top 10% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Central Ohio Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, COTC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COTC are $7,776 a year.
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Clark State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $7,568 per year.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are $8,596 a year.
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Southwestern Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Dowagiac, SMC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMC are $7,649 a year.
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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 352 |
Indiana | 1,498 |
Wisconsin | 95 |
Ohio | 330 |
Illinois | 543 |
Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 30,811 |
General Health & Wellness | 5,951 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 18 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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