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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,054 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 244 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Maryland to see which associate degree 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.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baltimore City Community College the best value school in Maryland for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Baltimore City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,314 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Baltimore City Community College accumulate an average of around $23,436 in student debt.

Baltimore City Community College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

The excellent associate degree programs at Chesapeake College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Maryland. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chesapeake College are $5,552 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harford Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

Harford Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carroll Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carroll Community College are $6,798 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Carroll Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,727.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $7,380 per year. Medical Assisting majors at HCC take out an average of $21,113 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

HCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Wor-Wic Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wor-Wic Community College are $6,720 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Wor-Wic Community College carry an average student debtload of $21,974.

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Prince George’s Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PGCC are $6,026 a year.

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College of Southern Maryland landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

CSM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CSM also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#9

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cecil College are $8,070 a year.

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#10

Frederick Community College

Frederick, MD

Frederick Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Frederick Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 14 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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