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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.
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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA Pulaski Tech are $7,050 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Black River Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Black River Technical College are $6,888 a year.
Full Health Sciences & Services at Black River Technical College Report
The excellent associate degree programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $7,464 a 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences & services programs. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.
Columbus Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbus Technical College 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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Thomas Nelson 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 #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TNCC are $10,809 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, TNCC 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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John Tyler Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $10,803 per 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.
John Tyler Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,842 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rasmussen University - Florida is ranked #4 for overall quality for health science in the Southeast Region .
With a ranking of #10, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middle Georgia State University are $12,448 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Middle Georgia State University also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,261 |
| South Carolina | 87 |
| 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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