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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$9,080 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate 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.

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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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. 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 United States

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

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found NorthWest Arkansas Community College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWACC are $4,906 a year. On average, health science graduates from NWACC take out $15,251 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the United States. Located in the town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $5,124 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the United States. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at UA Pulaski Tech take out an average of $13,343 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University Three Rivers helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Malvern, ASU Three Rivers is a public school with a small student population.

ASU Three Rivers undergraduate students pay an average of $5,780 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. North Hennepin Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $5,050 a year.

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Pacific College of Health and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Pacific College San Diego is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Pacific College San Diego undergraduate students pay an average of $10,138 in tuition and fees each year.

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State Fair Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health sciences & services programs. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sedalia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at State Fair Community College are $6,648 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Black River Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Black River Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Pocahontas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Black River Technical College are $6,888 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, health science majors at Black River Technical College accumulate an average of around $11,724 in student debt.

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#9

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Pasadena City College is a very 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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With a ranking of #10, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.

ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $4,632 in tuition and fees each year.

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Health Sciences & Services by Region

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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 25 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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