2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #50 most popular major in Texas with 1,416 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in Texas 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools
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 Texas. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $3,672 per 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 Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Amarillo College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,830.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of the Mainland is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.
COM undergraduate students pay an average of $2,973 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at San Jacinto College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,186.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Texas. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Tarrant County College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,294.
Tarrant County College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Victoria 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. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victoria College are $3,840 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Victoria College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,754.
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El Paso Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $3,274 per year.
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Wharton County Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,624 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Wharton County Junior College accumulate an average of around $21,703 in student debt.
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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 #9 on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $4,344 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Houston Community College accumulate an average of around $23,099 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #10, Tyler Junior 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 medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Tyler Junior College take out $20,274 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 373 |
| Oklahoma | 289 |
| New Mexico | 177 |
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors for Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Assisting
| 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.