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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$4,251 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 #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.

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

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

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Panola College the best value school in Texas for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college 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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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

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 medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#3

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

Out of the 41 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Mainland landed the # 3 spot on the list. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $2,973 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Tarrant County College is a very 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tarrant County College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#6

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Paso Community College are $3,274 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at El Paso Community College

Wharton County Junior 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $3,624 per 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.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wharton County Junior College Report

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Houston Community College are $4,344 a 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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#10

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

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 city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly 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.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Tyler Junior College Report

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

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

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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