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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$12,687 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

With 720 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #53 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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 Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Rend Lake College the best value school in Illinois for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.

Rend Lake College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Land College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Land College are $8,104 a year.

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#3

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Black Hawk College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Moline, BHC is a public college with a small student population.

BHC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John A Logan College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. John A Logan College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Carterville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John A Logan College are $5,960 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

Malcolm X College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Malcolm X College accumulate an average of around $16,789 in student debt.

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#6

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

With a ranking of #6, College of Lake County did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

College of Lake County undergraduate students pay an average of $9,632 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from College of Lake County carry an average student debtload of $17,535.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, College of Lake County also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.

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William Rainey Harper 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harper College are $9,870 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Harper College accumulate an average of around $12,932 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harper College also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.

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Moraine Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $8,118 per year. Medical Assisting majors at MVCC take out an average of $15,994 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Moraine Valley Community College Report

Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

Rasmussen University - Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $13,883 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois take out $16,929 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $64.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rasmussen University - Illinois is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in Illinois.

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#10

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Waubonsee are $9,271 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Waubonsee carry an average student debtload of $17,164.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 522
Ohio 1,466
Indiana 455
Wisconsin 455

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 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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