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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,160 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health Sciences & Services

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named North Hennepin Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, State Fair Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at State Fair Community College are $6,648 a year.

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#3

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bryan University is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bryan University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Bryan University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,782 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 143
Missouri 1,041
Minnesota 370
South Dakota 127
Iowa 54
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 60

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 3 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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