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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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 medium-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.
In addition to its great value ranking, NWACC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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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 town of El Dorado.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $5,124 per year.
SouthArk also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University Three Rivers is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU Three Rivers are $5,780 per year.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Black River Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Black River Technical College are $6,888 a 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 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. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUMH are $4,632 a year.
North Arkansas College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health sciences & services programs. Northark is a small public school located in the 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 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 #8 on the list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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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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 school 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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With a ranking of #10, New River Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,261 |
| South Carolina | 87 |
| Arkansas | 1,299 |
| North Carolina | 203 |
| Florida | 4,124 |
| West Virginia | 74 |
| Louisiana | 205 |
| Virginia | 226 |
| Alabama | 216 |
| Kentucky | 364 |
| Tennessee | 171 |
| Mississippi | 325 |
Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.