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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

58 Colleges
$5,819 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 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 per year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Century College accumulate an average of around $22,438 in student debt.

Century College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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#4

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Superior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LSC are $5,616 a 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 city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.

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#6

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

With a ranking of #6, Central 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. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,590 a year.

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Western Iowa Tech 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 #7 on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 per 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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#8

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

Marshalltown Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public college 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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With a ranking of #9, Northeast Iowa 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. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

NICC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,862 per year.

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Best 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
Missouri 379
Minnesota 531
Kansas 195
Iowa 198
Nebraska 124
North Dakota 14
South Dakota 67

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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