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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$7,588 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.

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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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 2023 rankings named NorthWest Arkansas Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWACC also is in the top 10% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Arkansas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

SouthArk undergraduate students pay an average of $5,124 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University Three Rivers. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU Three Rivers are $5,780 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Black River Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

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

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#7

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

With a ranking of #7, North Arkansas College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northark is a small public school located in the remote town of Harrison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northark are $5,136 per year.

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Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

Florida National University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $14,888 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health sciences & services programs. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,891 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, health science majors at ATU accumulate an average of around $19,142 in student debt.

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New River Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at New River Community and Technical College are $7,608 a year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 87
Georgia 1,261
Arkansas 1,299
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,124
West Virginia 74
Louisiana 205
Virginia 226
Alabama 216
Kentucky 364
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 325

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 10 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.

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