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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$2,179 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,375 Avg Salary

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 3rd in Arizona. In fact, 2,214 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Arizona 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Estrella Mountain Community College the best value school in Arizona for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Avondale.

Estrella Mountain Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Estrella Mountain Community College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend GateWay Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GateWay Community College are $2,070 a year. Medical Assisting majors at GateWay Community College take out an average of $9,245 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

GateWay Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mohave Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at MCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,320.

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#4

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pinal County Community College are $1,500 a year.

Pinal County Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent associate degree programs at Phoenix College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Arizona. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northland Pioneer College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. NPC is a small public school located in the rural area of Holbrook.

NPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Arizona Western College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AWC are $2,760 per year.

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Pima Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pima County Community College District are $2,298 a year.

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#9

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai 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 #9 on the list. Yavapai College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Prescott.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Yavapai College are $2,680 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Carrington College, Phoenix North 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 city of Phoenix, Carrington College, Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Carrington College, Phoenix take out $27,063 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $189, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,187
Oklahoma 1,297
New Mexico 657

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

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

Majors Similar 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 14 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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