2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #50 most popular major in Texas with 1,416 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools
Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.
Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 87 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Mainland landed the # 2 spot on the list. COM is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Texas City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $2,973 per year.
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The excellent programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Texas. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Tarrant County College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Victoria College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.
Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 87 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Amarillo College take out an average of $19,304 in student loans while working on their egree.
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El Centro College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at El Centro College take out an average of $14,131 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at San Jacinto College take out is $14,297.
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El Paso Community 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Alvin Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Texas list. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year.
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Wharton County Junior College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wharton County Junior College are $3,624 a year.
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Tyler Junior 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 #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Tyler Junior College take out $16,175 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Kilgore College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kilgore College are $4,056 a year.
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Navarro College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Texas list. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Navarro College are $4,508 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Navarro College carry an average student debtload of $23,094.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Texas award.
Rank | College | Location |
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14 | Houston Community College | Houston, TX |
15 | Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX |
16 | Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX |
17 | Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX |
Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 373 |
Oklahoma | 289 |
New Mexico | 177 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.