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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,326 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 5th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,726 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Pennsylvania Institute of Technology the best value school in Pennsylvania for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology are $14,175 per year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Pennsylvania Highlands is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

Pennsylvania Highlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

The excellent basic certificate programs at Community College of Philadelphia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Community College of Philadelphia are $8,688 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Community College of Beaver County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Pennsylvania. CCBC is a small public school located in the suburb of Monaca.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCBC are $13,350 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Community College of Beaver County

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,605
New Jersey 1,749
Maryland 676
Delaware 183
District of Columbia 67

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 5 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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