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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Casper College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Casper College are $8,568 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,776 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FRCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.
Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,252 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,830 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fort Lewis College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FLC are $19,724 a year.
Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 191 |
Utah | 426 |
Idaho | 142 |
Montana | 49 |
Wyoming | 137 |
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 5 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.