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Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,877 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,589 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 84,492 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Allied Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Spokane Community College

#2

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Highline College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . Highline is a small public school located in the suburb of Des Moines.

Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Highline College Report

#3

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,684 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at SAC take out an average of $18,782 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Santa Ana College Report

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 91
California 1,430
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

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 3 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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