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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,752 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 275 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 8th 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

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

Our analysis found Bossier Parish Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Bossier Parish Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,338.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Delgado Community College accumulate an average of around $24,884 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from ULM take out $16,613 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

ULM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Herzing University - Kenner helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Louisiana. Herzing University - Kenner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Kenner.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Kenner are $14,200 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Herzing University - Kenner accumulate an average of around $30,954 in student debt.

Herzing University - Kenner not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FranU are $14,938 per year.

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#6

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

Louisiana College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Pineville, Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana College are $17,950 a year.

Louisiana College also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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Remington College - Lafayette Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Lafayette Campus are $17,347 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Remington College - Lafayette Campus accumulate an average of around $26,740 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $88.

Remington College - Lafayette Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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Remington College - Shreveport Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Shreveport Campus are $18,000 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Remington College - Shreveport Campus take out an average of $26,740 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $88.

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Blue Cliff College - Alexandria came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Blue Cliff College - Alexandria is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
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 9 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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