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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$16,381 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,873 Avg Salary

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

With 83,587 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Our analysis found North Idaho College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from NIC take out $10,446 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at CWI accumulate an average of around $9,062 in student debt.

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#3

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year.

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#4

IBMC College

Fort Collins, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means IBMC College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, IBMC is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IBMC are $14,960 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from IBMC carry an average student debtload of $11,943. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $123.

IBMC also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#5

Casper College

Casper, WY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Casper College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Casper College is a small public school located in the city of Casper.

Casper College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Red Rocks Community College are $16,135 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Red Rocks Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#7

Fortis College - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT

Fortis College - Salt Lake City landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Fortis College - Salt Lake City undergraduate students pay an average of $16,255 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Fortis College - Salt Lake City take out an average of $9,653 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $53.

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#8

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,776 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at FRCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,601.

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Eagle Gate College - Murray 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. Located in the large suburb of Murray, Eagle Gate College - Murray is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eagle Gate College - Murray are $17,112 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Eagle Gate College - Murray accumulate an average of around $10,992 in student debt.

Eagle Gate College - Murray also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

Central Wyoming College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the remote town of Riverton, CWC is a public school with a small student population.

CWC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,413
Utah 1,118
Idaho 351
Montana 130
Wyoming 62

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 32 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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