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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$11,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,944 Avg Salary

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #37 most popular major in Virginia with 967 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Virginia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the medical assisting programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

$4,725 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Wytheville Community College the best value school in Virginia for allied health and medical assisting services students. WCC is a small public school located in the town of Wytheville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCC are $4,725 a year.

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$5,561 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Tidewater Community College take out an average of $18,935 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,565 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out is $20,000.

Northern Virginia Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Virginia list.

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$4,703 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Virginia Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Richlands, Southwest Virginia is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Virginia are $4,703 per year.

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$12,920 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Riverside College of Health Careers is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Newport News, Riverside College of Health Careers is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Riverside College of Health Careers undergraduate students pay an average of $12,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Riverside College of Health Careers take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Radford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Radford are $11,542 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Radford take out $30,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA
$18,000 Average Tuition & Fees

South University, Richmond landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. South University, Richmond is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Glen Allen.

South University, Richmond undergraduate students pay an average of $18,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at South University, Richmond take out is $31,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA
$18,000 Average Tuition & Fees

South University, Virginia Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

South University, Virginia Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $18,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from South University, Virginia Beach take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$10,288 Average Tuition & Fees

American National University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Virginia ranking. American National University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American National University are $10,288 per year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at American National University accumulate an average of around $24,606 in student debt.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 405
North Carolina 797
Florida 1,996
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 275
Arkansas 201
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
West Virginia 326

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 15 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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