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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health sciences & services was ranked 6th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,686 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.
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 Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
SRU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,507 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Health Sciences & Services at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lackawanna College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
Lackawanna College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Health Sciences & Services at Lackawanna College Report
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,253 |
New Jersey | 1,412 |
Maryland | 138 |
Delaware | 167 |
District of Columbia | 182 |
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 |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 30,811 |
General Health & Wellness | 5,951 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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