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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

66 Colleges
$6,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 34,199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in the United States for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

NWACC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,456 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 Chattahoochee Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,602 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Chattahoochee Technical College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 per year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Georgia Northwestern Technical College Report

#5

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwinnett Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Gwinnett Technical College Report

University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health sciences and services programs. UACCB is a small public school located in the remote town of Batesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCB are $3,438 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Southeastern Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Southeastern Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Vidalia.

Southeastern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,527 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public school with a small student population.

SWOCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,483 in tuition and fees each year.

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Coastal Pines Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Waycross.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Coastal Pines Technical College are $4,906 a year.

Coastal Pines Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA Pulaski Tech are $6,900 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Sciences & Services students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
12 Midland College Midland, TX
13 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA

Health Sciences & Services by Region

View the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 28,633
General Health & Wellness 5,566

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Dental Support Services 26,277

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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