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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$6,904 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,375 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services students earned 500 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named NorthWest Arkansas Community College the best value school in Arkansas for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bentonville.

NWACC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at NWACC accumulate an average of around $14,092 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NWACC is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical assisting in Arkansas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $3,324 per year. Medical Assisting majors at SouthArk take out an average of $9,192 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,456 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from A-State take out $15,693 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UA Pulaski Tech also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $8,071 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from ATU take out $17,319 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

ATU also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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With a ranking of #6, Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Beebe, ASU-Beebe is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU-Beebe are $3,024 per year.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
Tennessee 1,693
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
Mississippi 664

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

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant 6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 4,145
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,373
Radiologist Assistant 1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 375
Anesthesiologist Assistant 371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 157
Lactation Consultant 49

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 7 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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