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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$6,935 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 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 Basic Certificate 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 12 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Century College the best value school in Minnesota for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Century College are $6,105 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,107 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine undergraduate students pay an average of $10,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Minnesota. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year.

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#5

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Inver Hills Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IHCC are $6,007 per year.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the 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.

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Anoka Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Anoka Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in Minnesota.

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Pine Technical & Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public college 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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Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,670 a year.

Rochester Community and Technical College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.

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With a ranking of #10, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minnesota West are $6,484 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 Colleges 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 12 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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