2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Other Health Professions is the 100th most popular major in the country with 7,767 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,489 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 86 colleges that offered a degree 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.
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 other health professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions
Out of the 86 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kettering College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kettering, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
Kettering College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Kettering College is $18,853 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 86 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the #2 spot on the list. TESU is a public institution located in Trenton, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Downstate, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Albany, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.
Excelsior University also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 28 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,947 for Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Youngstown State University.
Full Youngstown State University Other Health Professions Report
Missouri Southern State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri Southern State University is a medium-sized school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 88 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,625 for Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Missouri Southern.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Missouri Southern State University
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 66 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
With a ranking of #8, American Public University System did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. American Military University is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,222 for Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students per year to attend American Public University System.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Ferris State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.
Grand Valley State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 276 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend GVSU is $17,646 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
William Carey University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 15 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend William Carey University is $13,000 for Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at William Carey University
Fort Hays State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 70 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,053 for bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend Fort Hays State University.
University of Central Arkansas ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SWOSU is $12,891 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree health professions students list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 46 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree health professions students list, UNCW has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,055 for bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend UNCW.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Worcester State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Worcester State is $19,492 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Full Worcester State University Other Health Professions Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Other Health Professions Report
Lock Haven University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $20,506 for bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend LHU.
Northeastern State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $9,994 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Full Northeastern State University Other Health Professions Report
Goodwin College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in East Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,290 for Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Goodwin College.
College of Coastal Georgia ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Brunswick, Georgia, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend CCGA is $12,990 for Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at College of Coastal Georgia
Rowan University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.
Rowan also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $25,454 for bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend Rowan.
Louisiana State University - Alexandria came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public institution located in Alexandria, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University - Alexandria is $8,413 for bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Louisiana State University - Alexandria
Allen College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
The low student loan default rate of 0.4% 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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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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