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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,250 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.
UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black River Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Black River Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,888 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,464 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holmes Community College are $6,210 per year.
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Columbus Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbus Technical College are $5,442 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbus Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TNCC are $10,809 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, TNCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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John Tyler 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at John Tyler Community College are $10,803 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at John Tyler Community College accumulate an average of around $10,357 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, John Tyler Community College also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Rasmussen University - Florida 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,842 a year.
Rasmussen University - Florida also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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Middle Georgia State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Middle Georgia State University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,448 in tuition and fees each year.
Middle Georgia State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 87 |
| Georgia | 1,261 |
| Arkansas | 1,299 |
| North Carolina | 203 |
| Florida | 4,124 |
| West Virginia | 74 |
| Louisiana | 205 |
| Virginia | 226 |
| Alabama | 216 |
| Kentucky | 364 |
| Tennessee | 171 |
| Mississippi | 325 |
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 25 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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