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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$9,038 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 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 1,014 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Minnesota

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

Our 2023 rankings named Alexandria Technical & Community College the best value school in Minnesota for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATCC are $6,107 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at ATCC accumulate an average of around $14,588 in student debt.

ATCC also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,655 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,637.

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#3

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

The excellent associate degree programs at Lake Superior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSC are $6,404 a year. Medical Assisting majors at LSC take out an average of $15,717 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northland Community and Technical College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,202.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Anoka Technical College take out $15,391 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Anoka Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Hennepin Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,105.

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Pine Technical & Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Pine Technical & Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,643 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year.

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#9

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central 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. South Central College is a small public school located in the small suburb of North Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Central College are $6,146 a year.

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Dakota County 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCTC are $6,419 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 945
Missouri 862
South Dakota 123
Iowa 477
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 208

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 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.

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