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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,324 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,920 Avg Salary

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #30 most popular major in Idaho with 185 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Idaho

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a .

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Allied Health Services

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID
$4,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found North Idaho College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in Idaho. NIC is a small public school located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $4,960 per year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at NIC accumulate an average of around $14,017 in student debt.

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#2

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID
$4,126 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Eastern Idaho is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the small city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population.

CEI undergraduate students pay an average of $4,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,336 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Idaho list. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWI are $4,336 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from CWI carry an average student debtload of $15,668.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CWI is ranked #1 for overall quality for medical assisting in Idaho.

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$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Idaho list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BYU - I also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Idaho rankings.

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#5

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID
$4,560 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at College of Southern Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Idaho. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Southern Idaho are $4,560 a year.

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$6,982 Average Tuition & Fees

Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $6,982 per year.

Lewis - Clark State College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Idaho list.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$7,872 Average Tuition & Fees

Idaho State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Idaho ranking. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at ISU take out is $15,126.

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Milan Institute-Nampa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the midsize city of Nampa, Milan Institute-Nampa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Milan Institute-Nampa take out $9,235 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $42, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #8, Carrington College, Boise did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Carrington College, Boise is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boise.

Medical Assisting majors at Carrington College, Boise take out an average of $18,396 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Utah 157
Montana 31
Wyoming 39

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

Majors Similar 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 9 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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