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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$7,859 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #23 most popular major in Florida with 1,996 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in Florida 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Florida State College at Jacksonville to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

FSCJ undergraduate students pay an average of $2,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at FSCJ accumulate an average of around $16,970 in student debt.

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#2

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Broward College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. BC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $2,830 per year. Medical Assisting majors at BC take out an average of $17,555 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Fe College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Santa Fe College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Santa Fe College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,246.

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#4

Florida Gateway College

Lake City, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gateway College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. FGC is a small public school located in the town of Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FGC are $3,100 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from FGC take out $12,436 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at MDC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,423.

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#6

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, FL

Gulf Coast State 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. GCSC is a small public school located in the city of Panama City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCSC are $2,370 per year.

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#7

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

Pensacola State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pensacola State are $2,367 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Pensacola State take out an average of $13,763 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Indian River State College take out $11,736 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Indian River State College also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

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State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bradenton.

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota undergraduate students pay an average of $3,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SPC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,270.

SPC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at St Petersburg College Report

Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 405
Virginia 967
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 275
Arkansas 201
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
West Virginia 326

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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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