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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

101 Colleges
$5,584 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,670 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked #48 in the country. In fact 84,492 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

$4,470 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Hutchinson Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Hutchinson Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,119.

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$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 101 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Southeast Community College take out $16,109 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Neosho County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Neosho County Community College take out is $12,032.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN
$5,907 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 101 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Century College take out an average of $20,223 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$4,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Central Community College take out $12,184 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Alexandria Technical & 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 #6 on the list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $5,910 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ATCC also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$4,544 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Barton County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $4,544 per year.

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$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Metropolitan Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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$4,288 Average Tuition & Fees

Labette Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Parsons.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $4,288 per year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Labette Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,500.

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$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeast Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Northeast take out an average of $17,364 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$6,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies 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. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year.

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Lake Area Technical Institute 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 #12 on the list. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year. Medical Assisting majors at LATI take out an average of $14,510 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#13

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN
$5,616 Average Tuition & Fees

Lake Superior College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSC are $5,616 per year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from LSC carry an average student debtload of $18,362.

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$3,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Cloud County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cloud County Community College are $3,570 a year.

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#15

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS
$4,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Garden City 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 #15 on the list. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Garden City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Garden City Community College are $4,020 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Allied Health Services students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN
17 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
18 Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Rochester, MN
19 Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA
20 Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 379
Minnesota 531
Kansas 195
Iowa 198
Nebraska 124
North Dakota 14
South Dakota 67

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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.

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