2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.
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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $12,430 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Neosho County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Plains States Region . Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,416 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,105 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Century College accumulate an average of around $16,848 in student debt.
Century College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,815 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSC are $6,404 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at LSC accumulate an average of around $16,030 in student debt.
Central Community 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 #6 on the list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,710 per year.
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Western Iowa Tech Community 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 #7 on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,946 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Western Iowa Tech Community College take out $12,523 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
With a ranking of #8, Marshalltown Community 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 rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marshalltown Community College are $5,688 a year.
Northeast Iowa Community 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. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,990 per year. Medical Assisting majors at NICC take out an average of $11,712 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.
M State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,900 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 Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 945 |
Missouri | 862 |
Minnesota | 1,014 |
South Dakota | 123 |
Iowa | 477 |
North Dakota | 29 |
Nebraska | 208 |
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
Majors Similar to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
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