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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$9,672 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked 7th in West Virginia. In fact, 326 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in West Virginia 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our analysis found Blue Ridge Community and Technical College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $4,128 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $24,771.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. MCTC is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCTC are $4,692 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at MCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,813.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pierpont Community and Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Pierpont Community and Technical College take out $19,397 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the midsize suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BridgeValley Community & Technical College are $5,284 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical assisting in West Virginia.

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Out of the 13 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVNCC are $4,300 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from WVNCC carry an average student debtload of $8,586.

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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Southern is a small public school located in the town of Mount Gay.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern are $4,084 per year.

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West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVJC Morgantown are $14,657 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at WVJC Morgantown take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,457.

WVJC Morgantown also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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New River Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Beaver.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New River Community and Technical College are $4,590 per year.

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#9

Mountain State College

Parkersburg, WV

With a ranking of #9, Mountain State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Mountain State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Parkersburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mountain State College are $8,665 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Mountain State College take out $24,814 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #10, West Virginia Junior College - Charleston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. WVJC Charleston is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVJC Charleston are $14,427 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Georgia 405
Kentucky 247
Virginia 967
Alabama 307
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 201

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

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 13 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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