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Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$4,889 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,873 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Arizona 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Estrella Mountain Community College the best value school in Arizona for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Estrella Mountain Community College are $2,070 a year.

Estrella Mountain Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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#2

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Arizona College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

Eastern Arizona College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Eastern Arizona College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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#3

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Arizona College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pinal County Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Phoenix College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Pioneer College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. NPC is a small public school located in the rural area of Holbrook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NPC are $2,428 a year.

NPC also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.

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Mohave Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,136 a year.

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Arizona Western College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AWC are $2,760 per year.

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Pima Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,298 per year.

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#9

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College 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. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Prescott.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona College - Mesa 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 city of Mesa, Arizona College - Mesa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Arizona College - Mesa are $18,334 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Arizona College - Mesa take out $8,856 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $52, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 19 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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