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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$8,872 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 8th in Minnesota. In fact, 531 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Alexandria Technical & Community College the best value school in Minnesota for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus accumulate an average of around $32,671 in student debt.

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#3

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Out of the 17 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSC are $5,616 a year. Medical Assisting majors at LSC take out an average of $20,463 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 17 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Northland Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $25,208.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Anoka Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,855.

Anoka Technical College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year.

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Pine Technical & 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 remote town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pine Technical & Community College are $4,489 a year.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater 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 #8 on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Ridgewater College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,783.

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#9

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central 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 #9 on the list. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.

South Central College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at South Central College accumulate an average of around $23,915 in student debt.

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Dakota County Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCTC are $6,208 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at DCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,968.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Iowa 198
Missouri 379
Nebraska 124
Kansas 195
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 14

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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 17 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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