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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate 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.
The Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate 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.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Check out the medical assisting undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rend Lake College the best value school in Illinois for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.
Rend Lake College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Land College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $8,104 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Black Hawk College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Moline, BHC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHC are $7,950 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. John A Logan College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Carterville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John A Logan College are $5,990 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.
Malcolm X College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Malcolm X College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $6,647.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.
With a ranking of #6, College of Lake County did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.
William Rainey Harper College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harper College are $9,942 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Harper College accumulate an average of around $8,775 in student debt.
Harper College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.
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Moraine Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MVCC are $8,310 a year.
Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.
Rasmussen University - Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $14,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois carry an average student debtload of $12,121. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $89.
Rasmussen University - Illinois also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
Waubonsee Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate 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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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.