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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,476 Avg Salary

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

Health Sciences & Services is the #19 most popular major in Virginia with 226 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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.

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

Check out the health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Nelson Community College the best value school in Virginia for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

TNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

TNCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Thomas Nelson Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 per year. Health Science majors at John Tyler Community College take out an average of $10,357 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at John Tyler Community College Report

Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 87
Georgia 1,261
Arkansas 1,299
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,124
West Virginia 74
Louisiana 205
Tennessee 171
Alabama 216
Kentucky 364
Mississippi 325

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 2 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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