www.stu.edu Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Services and Emergency Medical Services. St. Thomas University has long recognized the need to support health care workers with the education and employment skills necessary to move forward in their chosen field. The Bachelor in Health Care Services provides the graduate of an Associate of Science degree program in the Health Sciences field, the opportunity to earn a bachelors degree in 15 months. Learn more about Healthcare Management Degree at www.stu.edu

Affordable Online Bachelor Degrees Healthcare, New Online University Rankings from GetEducated.com

Burlington, VT (Vocus/PRWEB) February 01, 2011

Which online university tops the rankings by offering the most affordable online bachelors for healthcare career professionals?

According to GetEducated.com, a consumer group which publishes online university rankings, the most affordable Online Bachelors in Healthcare Degree comes from Western Governor’s University (Utah).

Get Educated’s online bachelor degree cost rankings are based on a review of 22 online universities (regionally accredited) that offer 32 different online healthcare degrees in career areas such as healthcare management, health administration, medical records informatics, dietetics, sports health, and nutrition.

According to the GetEducated.com online university rankings team, the average cost for an accredited bachelor’s degree program in healthcare, including tuition and distance education fees, is $ 45,600.

The Online Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics at Western Governor’s University ranked as the top most affordable degree. Students nationwide will pay a low cost of about $ 23,500 for this 100% online bachelor’s. WGU is a private, non-profit university.

The most expensive online bachelor’s degree in the online education survey is the Bachelors of Science Health Services Administration from Berkeley College, a private, for-profit, West Virginia university. The Berkeley online bachelor cost about $ 86,900.

GetEducated.com’s complete Rankings for Affordable Online Healthcare Degrees is posted on the distance learning research firm’s website.

“GetEducated.com’s research confirms that the cost for an online bachelors degree in healthcare can vary from under $ 25,000 to over $ 86,000,” says Vicky Phillips. “Our mission is to help consumers get educated about cost and credibility before they whip out their credit cards to enroll.”

Phillips founded GetEducated.com in an effort to bring transparency to the process of helping consumers find credible information about affordable online degrees.

About: Founded in 1989 by distance learning experts, GetEducated.com publishes unbiased online university rankings, reviews, and ratings along the dimensions of cost, affordability, and credibility.

CONTACT: Vicky Phillips, GetEducated.com, Burlington VT 05451. 802-899-4866. Website: http://www.geteducated.com

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Question by rbrumbaugh22: Any Careers in Healthcare with an Associate’s Degree obtained from an accredited online college?
I was wanting to find out if there were any distance learning colleges out there that you can get an associates degree online in the Healthcare field? I want to be able to help others live a better life and am having a difficult time finding the right healthcare career. Can anyone give me advice on a great career that I can do in the comfort of my home through an online accredited school that relates to healthcare and making a difference in other’s lives?

Best answer:

Answer by icprofit6000
There are a large number of jobs at nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, registered nurses.

High earning occupation with the most job opening for worker who do not have a bachelor’s degree include registered nurses, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.

Other jobs include
Medical assistants
Pharmacy technician
emergency medical technicians and paramedics
radiologic technologists and technicians
dental hygienist and dental assistants

Analysts concluded that over the 2004-14
decade, there could be excellent opportunities in the following
healthcare occupations:
• Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Dental assistants
• Dental hygienists
• Medical records and health information
technicians
• Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aids
• Registered nurses
• Respiratory therapists.
These occupations usually employ people who have
some on-the-job training or education after high school.

For a list of schools which offer online associate degree in healthcare you can try this web site. http://www.educationguys.com/search.php

I doubt you can do all your training for all of these at home.

Give your answer to this question below!