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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$13,462 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 84,030 allied health and medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU - I is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Eastern Idaho is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CEI are $6,222 a year. Medical Assisting majors at CEI take out an average of $25,593 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from NIC take out $18,084 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $10,913 a year. Medical Assisting majors at LCCC take out an average of $16,449 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LCCC also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CWI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,820.

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#6

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at College of Southern Idaho accumulate an average of around $11,231 in student debt.

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#7

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.

Casper College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #8, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,734 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $13,902 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,418 per year.

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AmeriTech College - Draper came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AmeriTech College - Draper are $12,999 a 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,413
Utah 1,118
Idaho 351
Montana 130
Wyoming 62

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,439
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,406
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 106
Anesthesiologist Assistant 82
Lactation Consultant 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

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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