2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Plains States 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 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Southeast Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,537.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Neosho County Community 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 the Plains States Region . Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.
Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Century College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Century College accumulate an average of around $22,438 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Century College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSC are $5,616 per year. Medical Assisting majors at LSC take out an average of $16,036 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.
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Central Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,826 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College take out an average of $15,686 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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With a ranking of #8, Marshalltown Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marshalltown Community College are $5,448 a year.
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Northeast Iowa Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NICC are $6,840 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at NICC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,792.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical 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. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.
Request InformationBest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 379 |
Minnesota | 531 |
Kansas | 195 |
Iowa | 198 |
Nebraska | 124 |
North Dakota | 14 |
South Dakota | 67 |
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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 |
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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.