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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$9,672 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,714 Avg Salary

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

With 326 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #23 most popular major in West Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in West 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Blue Ridge Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for allied health and medical assisting services students. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College take out an average of $23,280 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Pierpont Community and Technical College take out $17,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in West Virginia list. MCTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCTC are $4,692 a year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at MCTC accumulate an average of around $15,140 in student debt.

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Out of the 20 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVNCC are $4,300 per year.

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The excellent programs at BridgeValley Community & Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in West Virginia. Located in the midsize suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BridgeValley Community & Technical College are $5,284 per year.

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$4,084 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in West Virginia list. Southern is a small public school located in the town of Mount Gay.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern are $4,084 per year.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia 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 #7 on the list. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in West Virginia list.

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New River Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in West Virginia ranking. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Beaver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New River Community and Technical College are $4,590 a year.

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$14,657 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVJC Morgantown are $14,657 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at WVJC Morgantown take out is $10,219.

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#10

Mountain State College

Parkersburg, WV
$8,665 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Mountain State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Mountain State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Parkersburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mountain State College are $8,665 a year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Mountain State College accumulate an average of around $21,937 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 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
Arkansas 201
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171

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 20 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).

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