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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Care Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Health Care Management is the 30th most popular major in the country with 28,132 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,781 health care management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 health care management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in health care management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health care management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health care management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Care Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 5 associates’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College Area is $7,573 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Care Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa Central Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa Central Community College is $8,734 for plains states region associate degree health care management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s health care management students in 2019-2020.

DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $8,543 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Care Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Granite Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health care management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota West did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota West Community and Technical College is $10,611 for plains states region associate degree health care management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 12 associates’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

Waldorf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Waldorf is $16,991 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Care Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Herzing University - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Herzing University - Minneapolis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s health care management students in 2019-2020.

Herzing University - Minneapolis also made our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Minneapolis is $16,162 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Care Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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#7

Bryan University

Springfield, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Bryan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 7 associates’s health care management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryan University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bryan University is $18,514 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Care Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Care Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SLCHC is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s health care management degrees to qualified students.

SLCHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health Care Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $27,315 for plains states region associate degree health care management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SLCHC.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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