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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$7,039 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,181 Avg Salary

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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

$4,096 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

NWACC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at NWACC accumulate an average of around $16,062 in student debt.

NWACC also made our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.

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$3,012 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SouthArk are $3,012 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SouthArk take out is $11,788.

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$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly 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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$5,670 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $5,670 per year.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the 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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$2,928 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

ASU-Beebe undergraduate students pay an average of $2,928 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#7

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR
$3,840 Average Tuition & Fees

North Arkansas 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 #7 on the list. Northark is a small public school located in the remote town of Harrison.

Northark undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,598 Average Tuition & Fees

Baptist Health College - Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BHCLR are $12,598 a year.

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#9

Bryan University

Rogers, AR
$16,181 Average Tuition & Fees

Bryan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Bryan University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Rogers.

Bryan University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,181 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville is a small private for-profit school located in the 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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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges 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

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.

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