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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
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.
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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
Our 2023 rankings named North Idaho College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIC are $8,736 a 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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Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a medium-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend IBMC College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, IBMC is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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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Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $16,135 per year.
Red Rocks Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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 suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fortis College - Salt Lake City are $16,255 a 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.
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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,776 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at FRCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,601.
Eagle Gate College - Murray landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Murray, Eagle Gate College - Murray is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eagle Gate College - Murray are $17,112 a 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, Eagle Gate College - Murray is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Central Wyoming College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Riverton, CWC is a public college with a small student population.
CWC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
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 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors for Medical Assisting
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
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 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.