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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services students earned 2,871 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Illinois 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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the best value school in Illinois for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECC are $7,140 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.
Oakton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,446 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Oakton Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.
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Out of the 19 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 3 spot on the list. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the large suburb of Grayslake.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Lake County are $9,842 a year.
College of Lake County also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lake Land College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Land College are $8,104 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harper College are $9,942 per year.
Harper College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Malcolm X College are $11,520 a year.
Malcolm X College 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 Illinois list.
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Waubonsee Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Waubonsee are $10,626 per year.
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Lincoln Land Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. LLCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LLCC are $6,840 per year.
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Illinois Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $9,316 a year.
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Kishwaukee College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Kishwaukee College is a small public school located in the rural area of Malta.
Kishwaukee College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 1,947 |
Indiana | 2,822 |
Wisconsin | 1,293 |
Ohio | 2,876 |
Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Focus Areas
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 19 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.