2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate 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'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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 103 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.
Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found College of the Mainland to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.
COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at COM take out an average of $7,779 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Arizona College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 a year.
Pinal County Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Houston Community College take out $17,508 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $15,677.
El Centro College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alvin Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.
Alvin undergraduate students pay an average of $4,010 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from San Jacinto College carry an average student debtload of $13,008.
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Lone Star College System landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 a year. Medical Assisting majors at North Harris Montgomery take out an average of $13,961 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Amarillo College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Estrella Mountain Community College are $7,854 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Estrella Mountain Community College accumulate an average of around $10,507 in student debt.
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El Paso Community 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $5,314 per year.
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Angelina 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. Located in the remote town of Lufkin, AC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AC are $5,880 per year.
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Del Mar College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.
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Howard College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public college with a small student population.
Howard County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,430 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Howard County Junior College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,243.
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Laredo 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 #14 on the list. Laredo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $5,748 per year.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe, NM |
| 17 | Vernon College | Vernon, TX |
| 18 | University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus | Los Lunas, NM |
| 19 | Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX |
| 20 | Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher, AZ |
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 Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,416 |
| 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 Related Majors
| 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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