2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #48 most popular major in the country with 84,492 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 699 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services
Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $19,355 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Panola College are $4,680 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Panola College also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Neosho County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Neosho County Community College take out $11,340 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hutchinson Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Hutchinson Community College take out $19,087 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clovis Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $2,984 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Clovis Community College take out an average of $15,469 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
San Juan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,546 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at SJC accumulate an average of around $18,246 in student debt.
With a ranking of #7, North Seattle College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Seattle are $4,799 a year.
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Highline College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Highline is a small public school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,813 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Highline take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,373.
Highline excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list.
Central Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,590 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Central Community College take out $13,018 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Centralia College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Centralia College are $5,239 per year.
Centralia College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list.
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Tyler Junior College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the city of Tyler.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Tyler Junior College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,274.
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Victoria College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public school with a small student population.
Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Victoria College carry an average student debtload of $14,754.
College of the Mainland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City, COM is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $3,873 per year.
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Wenatchee Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. WVC is a small public school located in the city of Wenatchee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVC are $4,734 per year.
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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Southwest Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,355.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southwest Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list.
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Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ATCC also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #17, Pearl River Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Poplarville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pearl River Community College are $4,500 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Pearl River Community College accumulate an average of around $16,761 in student debt.
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Bossier Parish Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bossier City.
Bossier Parish Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,284 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Bossier Parish Community College carry an average student debtload of $22,338.
With a ranking of #19, Washington State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Marietta, WSCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSCC are $4,032 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at WSCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,919.
Athens Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Athens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Athens Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,069 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #21, Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.
Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,602 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $23,099 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Metropolitan Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.
MCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list.
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Central Arizona College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.
Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,160 in tuition and fees each year.
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South Plains College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from South Plains College carry an average student debtload of $19,212.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 699 different United States allied health and medical assisting services schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Allied Health Services students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools award.
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services by Region
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Majors Related to Medical Assisting
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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