2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 26,642 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,565 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 251 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health services/allied health/health sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health services/allied health/health sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 21 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences in the Plains States Region
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #1 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is $7,066 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #2 spot on the list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Century College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,808 for plains states region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Century College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
North Hennepin Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
NTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,783 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students per year to attend Northwest Technical College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St Cloud Technical and Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,019 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students per year to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College.
With a ranking of #6, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rochester, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
Rochester Community and Technical College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Community and Technical College is $14,088 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
Southeast Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Southeast Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Tech is $14,633 for plains states region associate degree health studies students.
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With a ranking of #8, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree health studies students list, MCC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $4,295 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students per year to attend MCC.
With a ranking of #9, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Butler CC is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 34 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Butler CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,895 for plains states region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Butler CC.
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Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences is a small school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 3 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree health studies students list, Southeast Health has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences is $22,395 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Anoka-Ramsey Community College is $11,890 for plains states region associate degree health studies students.
Normandale Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Normandale Community College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Normandale Community College is $12,620 for plains states region associate degree health studies students.
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Saint Paul College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Saint Paul College also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,613 for plains states region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Saint Paul College.
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With a ranking of #14, Itasca Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Grand Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Itasca Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Itasca Community College is $11,449 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 8 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree health studies students list, Western Dakota Tech has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Dakota Technical Institute is $14,388 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Brainerd, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree health studies students list, Central Lakes College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Lakes College is $12,514 for plains states region associate degree health studies students.
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South Central College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in North Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
South Central College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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Lake Superior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
LSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,503 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students per year to attend LSC.
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Union College Nebraska came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Union College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Union College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Union College Nebraska is $22,497 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Pine Technical & Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Pine City, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
Pine Technical & Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pine Technical & Community College is $10,149 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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Rockhurst University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Rockhurst is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 27 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rockhurst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $21,116 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Health Studies students per year to attend Rockhurst University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *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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