by our College Data Analytics Team
Allied Health Professions is the #57 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 941,900 went to students in the Far Western US region of the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Allied Health Professions in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in allied health. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. Instead, we are looking at those allied health schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Value Allied Health Schools.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for the Money.
College of Southern Nevada earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CSN also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at College of Southern Nevada
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value allied health professions schools. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The average student at UNLV graduates in less than 4.8 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,338. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNLV be around $146,229. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bellevue College. BC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue. In addition to its great value ranking, BC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
California State University - Northridge landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value allied health professions schools. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
It takes about 4.9 years for the average student at CSUN to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,912. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from CSUN is $108,245. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at California State University - Northridge
Loma Linda University landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value allied health professions schools. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda. Loma Linda University also made our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
Our rankings recognize National University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Great Basin College landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value allied health professions schools. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Great Basin College is 4.0 years, and it costs about $15,883 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Great Basin College is $63,532. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Great Basin College
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at CSULB is 4.8 years, and it costs about $23,555 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from CSULB is $112,593. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Modesto Junior College landed the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value allied health professions schools. MJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Modesto.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our value rankings, SDSU also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
At SDSU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,447. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from SDSU is about $138,534. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at San Diego State University
Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 474 |
| Washington | 92 |
| Oregon | 220 |
| Nevada | 59 |
One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
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