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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,130 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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

Clovis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,224 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,614 a year.

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#3

Midland College

Midland, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Midland College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Midland, Midland College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Midland College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Scottsdale Community College are $7,854 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.

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Pima Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,614 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $30,592 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Tempe is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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#8

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

Central Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Drumright, Central Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 264
Texas 2,394
Oklahoma 982
New Mexico 584

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

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 9 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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