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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,475 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Casper College

Casper, WY

Our analysis found Casper College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Casper College is a small public school located in the 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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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,776 a year.

FRCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis - Clark State College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. 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.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Lewis - Clark State College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,830 a year.

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#5

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the # 5 spot on the list. FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FLC are $19,724 per year.

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Best 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
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 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.

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