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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$5,443 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 Georgia. With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th 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 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Georgia 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.

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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Athens Technical College the best value school in Georgia for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $3,062 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Athens Technical College carry an average student debtload of $16,069.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Athens Technical College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 21 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattahoochee Technical College are $3,202 a year.

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Out of the 21 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Regional Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thomasville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Georgia Technical College are $3,002 per year.

Southwest Georgia Technical College also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,062 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Middle Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Middle Georgia State University undergraduate students pay an average of $4,042 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Middle Georgia State University accumulate an average of around $19,147 in student debt.

Middle Georgia State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Crescent Technical College are $3,126 a year.

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Augusta Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Augusta Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Dalton State College

Dalton, GA

Dalton State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the city of Dalton, DSC is a public college with a small student population.

DSC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,683 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at DSC take out an average of $21,260 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $3,052 per year.

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#10

North Georgia Technical College

Clarkesville, GA

North Georgia Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. North Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarkesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Georgia Technical College are $3,022 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Alabama 307
Arkansas 201

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 21 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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