2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You
With 201 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #41 most popular major in Arkansas.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Arkansas 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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named NorthWest Arkansas Community College the best value school in Arkansas for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWACC are $4,096 a year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at NWACC accumulate an average of around $16,062 in student debt.
NWACC also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Arkansas Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $3,012 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SouthArk take out is $11,788.
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The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from A-State carry an average student debtload of $20,000.
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The excellent programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.
UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,670 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from ATU take out $18,450 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Arkansas State University - Beebe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas ranking. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the town of Beebe.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU-Beebe are $2,928 a year. Medical Assisting majors at ASU-Beebe take out an average of $5,625 in student loans while working on their egree.
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North Arkansas College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Northark is a small public school located in the remote town of Harrison.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northark are $3,840 a year.
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Baptist Health College - Little Rock 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BHCLR are $12,598 a year.
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Bryan University 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 #9 on the list. Bryan University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Rogers.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryan University are $16,181 a year.
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Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville 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 #10 on the list. Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville take out is $11,625. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $56, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Request InformationBest Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 405 |
| Virginia | 967 |
| North Carolina | 797 |
| Florida | 1,996 |
| Tennessee | 483 |
| Kentucky | 247 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 275 |
| Alabama | 307 |
| Mississippi | 171 |
| West Virginia | 326 |
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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.
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 11 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.