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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,886 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,596 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 36,762 health sciences & services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the health science undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health Sciences & Services

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pacific College San Diego is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific College San Diego are $10,138 per year.

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#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pasadena City College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Pasadena City College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,572 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bakersfield College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bakersfield College are $9,560 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Truckee Meadows Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,639 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.

MHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,522 in tuition and fees each 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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 408
California 6,731
Oregon 308
Nevada 395
Alaska 1

Health Sciences & Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

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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