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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$24,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,111 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health sciences & services students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,536 per year.

BYU - I also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $8,010 per year.

WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,304 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Tech are $23,142 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $24,159 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $332, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,332 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at UCCS accumulate an average of around $22,377 in student debt.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $25,936 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at ISU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,806.

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#8

Carroll College

Helena, MT

Carroll College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Helena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Carroll Montana are $39,028 a year.

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#9

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID

With a ranking of #9, The College of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Caldwell, The College of Idaho is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The College of Idaho are $34,630 per year.

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#10

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

With a ranking of #10, Dixie State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.

Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,642 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 191
Utah 426
Idaho 142
Montana 49
Wyoming 137

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 10 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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