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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$4,950 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #59 most popular major in Colorado with 263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Colorado 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Red Rocks Community College the best value school in Colorado for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Red Rocks Community College are $4,389 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Red Rocks Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in Colorado.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 13 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FRCC are $4,032 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at FRCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,305.

FRCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#3

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Morgan Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 13 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PPCC are $3,981 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pueblo Community College are $4,536 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Pueblo Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,618.

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#6

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Colorado Mountain College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

IBMC College

Fort Collins, CO

IBMC 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. IBMC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IBMC are $14,580 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from IBMC take out $16,865 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $77, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

IBMC also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Pima Medical Institute - Denver 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Denver, PMI Denver is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at PMI Denver take out an average of $9,865 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $51, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Pima Medical Institute - Aurora came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. PMI Aurora is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from PMI Aurora carry an average student debtload of $10,324. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $79, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 157
Idaho 185
Montana 31
Wyoming 39

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 13 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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