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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$4,346 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 9,187 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in Texas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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


 

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

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Panola College the best value school in Texas for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $3,840 per year.

Panola College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Amarillo College are $3,168 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Amarillo College carry an average student debtload of $15,504.

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#3

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of the Mainland is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. COM is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Texas City.

COM undergraduate students pay an average of $2,973 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year. Medical Assisting majors at San Jacinto College take out an average of $14,440 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 41 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.

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#6

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victoria College are $4,056 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Victoria College accumulate an average of around $9,975 in student debt.

Victoria College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College 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 large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $3,274 per year.

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Wharton County Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wharton County Junior College are $3,804 a year.

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Houston Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $4,344 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Houston Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,572.

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#10

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Tyler Junior College accumulate an average of around $15,452 in student debt.

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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
Arizona 2,214
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

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.

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