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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

70 Colleges
$5,269 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked #48 in the country. In fact 84,492 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Panola College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 70 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Clovis Community College take out an average of $15,469 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 70 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $4,546 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at SJC accumulate an average of around $18,246 in student debt.

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#4

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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#5

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Victoria College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

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.

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#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $3,873 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Houston 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. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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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#8

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

With a ranking of #8, Central Arizona 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 Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 a year.

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#9

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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#10

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

With a ranking of #10, Northeast Texas 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 Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NTCC are $6,449 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from NTCC carry an average student debtload of $20,295.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Allied Health Services students in the Southwest Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
12 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
13 Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX
14 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,416
Arizona 373
Oklahoma 289
New Mexico 177

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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