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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions

35 Ranked Colleges
1,105 Degrees Awarded
$9,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,767 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,856 and had an average of $27,421 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,105 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other health professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree health professions students.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 399 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,222 for associate degree health professions students per year to attend American Public University System.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full American Public University System Other Health Professions Report

#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school awarded 118 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

College of Southern Idaho also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for College of Southern Idaho is $5,766 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at College of Southern Idaho

#3

Goodwin College

East Hartford, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate. Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 157 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Goodwin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Goodwin is $18,290 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Goodwin

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree health professions students list, Ferris has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Ferris State University

#5

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 10 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Nassau Community College is $4,594 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Nassau Community College

#6

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#15 in overall quality

Middlesex County College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate list. Middlesex County College is a fairly large public school situated in Edison, New Jersey. It awarded 4 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlesex County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex County College is $6,649 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Full Middlesex County College Other Health Professions Report

#7

Bucks County Community College

Newtown, Pennsylvania
#16 in overall quality

Bucks County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree health professions students list, Bucks County Community College has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bucks County Community College is $7,670 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Bucks County Community College

#8

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. OTC is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 65 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

OTC also took the #20 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,908 for associate degree health professions students per year to attend OTC.

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#9

Bergen Community College

Paramus, New Jersey
#13 in overall quality

Bergen Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Bergen Community College is a public institution located in Paramus, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bergen Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bergen Community College is $9,195 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

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#10

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#18 in overall quality

Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC also took the #18 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend HACC is $11,990 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Harrisburg Area Community College

#11

Jackson State Community College

Jackson, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Jackson State Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 44 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

JSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jackson State Community College is $7,775 for associate degree health professions students.

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#11 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Ash, Ohio, and it awarded 15 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,430 for associate degree health professions students per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College.

Full University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Other Health Professions Report

#12 in overall quality

Southwest Tennessee Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Southwest is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Southwest is $4,931 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

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#14

Belmont College

Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Belmont College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Saint Clairsville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Belmont College is $6,222 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Belmont College

#15

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, Ohio
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Lakeland Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate list. Kirtland, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Lakeland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,565 for Associate Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Lakeland.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Lakeland Community College

#16

Carl Albert State College

Poteau, Oklahoma

Carl Albert State College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate list. Carl Albert State College is a small public school situated in Poteau, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Carl Albert State College is $5,415 for associate degree health professions students.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Carl Albert State College

#17

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, Michigan

Mid Michigan College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Harrison, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Mid Michigan College is $8,199 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Mid Michigan College

#18

Manor College

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Manor College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Manor College is located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Manor College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,658 for Associate Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Manor College.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Manor College

#19

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
#14 in overall quality

Lock Haven University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Lock Haven University is a small public school situated in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree health professions students list, LHU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LHU is $20,506 for associate degree health professions students.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Lock Haven University

#22 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Clermont College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is located in Batavia, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

UC Clermont College also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is $10,362 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

#21

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #21, Berkshire Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate list. Pittsfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend BCC is $9,116 for associate degree health professions students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at BCC

#22

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee
#19 in overall quality

Volunteer State Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree health professions students list, VSCC has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for VSCC is $6,990 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Full Volunteer State Community College Other Health Professions Report

#23

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate list. Johnstown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is $7,583 for associate degree health professions students.

Full Pennsylvania Highlands Other Health Professions Report

#24

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga State Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Chattanooga State Community College is $6,742 for associate degree health professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Chattanooga State Community College

#25

Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee
#24 in overall quality

Roane State Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Harriman, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

Roane State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Roane State Community College is $4,104 for Associate Degree Health Professions students.

Full Roane State Community College Other Health Professions Report

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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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