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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

103 Colleges
$6,007 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

Our 2023 rankings named College of the Mainland the best value school in the Southwest Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $3,873 per 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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#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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 school 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Pinal County Community College is in the top 15% of all schools 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 Houston Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a 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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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $15,677.

El Centro College also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 103 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alvin are $4,010 a year.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly 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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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each 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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#8

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per 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 medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Estrella Mountain Community College are $7,854 per 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very 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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#11

Angelina College

Lufkin, TX

Angelina College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the remote town of Lufkin, AC is a public school with a small student population.

AC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,880 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Angelina College Report

#12

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. DMC is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.

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#13

Howard College

Big Spring, TX

Howard 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 #13 on the list. Located in the town of Big Spring, Howard County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Howard County Junior College are $5,430 a 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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#14

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

With a ranking of #14, Laredo College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Laredo College are $5,748 a year.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

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

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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