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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 8th in Kentucky. In fact, 1,120 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Kentucky 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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Madisonville Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madisonville Community College are $4,560 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Madisonville Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $7,447.
Madisonville Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
Jefferson Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Jefferson Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $14,315 in student debt.
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Out of the 17 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Somerset Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $4,560 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,911.
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Out of the 17 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $20,124 in student debt.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway are $4,640 a year.
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Owensboro Community and Technical College 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 #6 on the list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.
Owensboro Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Henderson Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Henderson Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Henderson.
Henderson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,560 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,319.
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Hopkinsville Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,560 per year.
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Hazard Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hazard Community and Technical College are $4,560 a year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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South Carolina | 774 |
Georgia | 2,571 |
Arkansas | 500 |
North Carolina | 1,765 |
Florida | 6,643 |
Louisiana | 2,022 |
West Virginia | 810 |
Virginia | 1,147 |
Alabama | 1,021 |
Tennessee | 1,693 |
Mississippi | 664 |
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 |
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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 17 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.