2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You
With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #16 most popular major in Oregon.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value associate degree 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services
Our 2023 rankings named Mt. Hood Community College the best value school in Oregon for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MHCC are $5,013 per year. Medical Assisting majors at MHCC take out an average of $22,914 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lane Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lane Community College are $5,333 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Lane Community College take out $23,130 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Linn-Benton Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Albany, LBCC is a public school with a small student population.
LBCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,675 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from LBCC take out $20,284 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chemeketa Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chemeketa Community College are $5,850 a year.
Chemeketa Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list.
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Request InformationBest Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,430 |
Washington | 734 |
Nevada | 188 |
Hawaii | 65 |
Alaska | 49 |
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Majors Related to Medical Assisting
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medical Assisting Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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.