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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

48 Colleges
$10,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 83,587 allied health & medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate 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. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,512 per year.

North Central Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lakeshore Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTC are $6,326 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washtenaw Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washtenaw Community College are $6,096 per year.

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Sinclair Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, James A Rhodes State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rhodes State College are $8,742 per year.

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Elgin Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ECC are $9,516 a year.

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#8

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Des Plaines.

Oakton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,462 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Oakton Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#10

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Waubonsee are $11,496 a year.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,947
Indiana 2,822
Wisconsin 1,293
Ohio 2,876
Illinois 2,871

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 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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