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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Plains States 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.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,815 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $8,221 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,655 per year.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $6,105 a year.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTC are $6,226 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $5,050 a year.
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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,670 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Northland Community and Technical 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. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 per year.
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Saint Paul College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year.
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Southeast Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Southeast Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,959.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 143 |
| Missouri | 1,041 |
| Minnesota | 370 |
| South Dakota | 127 |
| Iowa | 54 |
| North Dakota | 16 |
| Nebraska | 60 |
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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