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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
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You
With 83,587 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
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.
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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 & 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 distant town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,536 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU - I also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Eastern Idaho is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,750 per year.
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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 small city of Coeur d'Alene.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year. Medical Assisting majors at NIC take out an average of $10,945 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $10,913 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at LCCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,508.
In addition to its great value ranking, LCCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWI are $7,344 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from CWI carry an average student debtload of $10,850.
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College of Southern Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year.
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Casper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Casper College are $8,568 a year.
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Salt Lake Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $13,701 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Salt Lake Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,875.
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Aims Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Aims Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,850 in tuition and fees each year.
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AmeriTech College - Draper did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Draper.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AmeriTech College - Draper are $22,603 a year.
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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools 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 Related Majors for Medical Assisting
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health & medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medical Assisting Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Assisting
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88,600 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
| Allied Health Professions | 83,905 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 36,762 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 30,331 |
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.