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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$6,844 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 3rd in Arizona. In fact, 2,214 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

#1

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Our analysis found Central Arizona College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pinal County Community College are $1,500 a year.

Pinal County Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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#2

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Arizona College are $2,232 a year.

Eastern Arizona College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cochise County Community College District is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

Cochise College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent basic certificate programs at Phoenix College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Arizona. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phoenix College are $2,070 per year.

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#5

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yavapai College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Prescott.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yavapai College are $2,680 per year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe 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 #6 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU - Tempe are $11,618 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Tempe is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in Arizona.

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Brookline College - Tucson landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, Brookline College - Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Brookline College - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Brookline College - Tempe is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #7, GateWay Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. GateWay Community College is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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#7

Allen School - Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Allen School - Phoenix landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Allen School - Phoenix is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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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
Texas 9,187
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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 11 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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