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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 157 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health and medical assisting services students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,086 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $13,902 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Salt Lake Community College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #2.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Salt Lake Community College Report

#2

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $5,862 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Dixie State College take out $15,211 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dixie State College is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical assisting in Utah.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Dixie State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means AmeriTech College - Draper is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.

AmeriTech College - Draper undergraduate students pay an average of $12,999 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at AmeriTech College - Draper

#5

Fortis College - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fortis College - Salt Lake City. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fortis College - Salt Lake City are $14,240 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Idaho 185
Montana 31
Wyoming 39

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 5 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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