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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
With 36,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health sciences & services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 2023 rankings named Northern Wyoming Community College District the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the town of Sheridan.
Northern Wyoming Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Northern Wyoming Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,521.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from CWI carry an average student debtload of $11,788.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper College is a small public school located in the city of Casper.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Casper College are $8,568 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Casper College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,374.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miles Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Miles City, Miles Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Miles Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,110 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $10,913 a year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at LCCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,048.
In addition to its great value ranking, LCCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $13,701 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Salt Lake Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,695.
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With a ranking of #7, Central Wyoming College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Riverton, CWC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWC are $10,980 a year. Health Science majors at CWC take out an average of $11,025 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Weber State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $17,084 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $13,984.
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Pikes Peak Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,714 in tuition and fees each year.
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Utah Valley University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,830 per year.
UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 191 |
| Utah | 426 |
| Idaho | 142 |
| Montana | 49 |
| Wyoming | 137 |
Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences & services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Science Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 30,811 |
| General Health & Wellness | 5,951 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
| 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 11 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.