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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

80 Colleges
$3,700 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

With 1,430 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #74 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 80 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrillo College the best value school in California for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabrillo College are $1,262 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Cabrillo College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,036.

Cabrillo College also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Canada College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in California. Located in the suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Canada College are $1,362 a year.

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#3

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Modesto Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Modesto, MJC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MJC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cerritos College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cerritos College are $1,346 per year.

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#5

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Imperial Valley College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in California. IVC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Imperial.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IVC are $1,126 a year.

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#6

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Antelope Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Antelope Valley College are $1,124 a year.

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#7

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Saddleback College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo.

Saddleback College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. City College of San Francisco is a large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#9

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRJC are $1,328 a year.

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#10

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

With a ranking of #10, Pasadena City College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pasadena City College is a very large public school located in the city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pasadena City College are $1,212 a year.

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#11

Moreno Valley College

Moreno Valley, CA

Moreno Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Moreno Valley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moreno Valley College are $1,420 per year.

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#12

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Orange Coast College is a large public school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

Orange Coast College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,198 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Allied Health Services students in the state of California seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
13 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
14 San Jose City College San Jose, CA
15 Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA
16 South Coast College Orange, CA

Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 734
Oregon 91
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

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 80 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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