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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$31,344 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.

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Allied Health Services

#1

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

Our analysis found Kettering College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Kettering College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Kettering.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kettering College are $14,232 per year.

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#2

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Huntington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Huntington undergraduate students pay an average of $28,192 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cedarville University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cedarville are $33,374 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Siena Heights University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Siena Heights University are $28,502 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, medical assisting majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $21,501 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $313.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Lima Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ohio State University - Lima Campus is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Lima.

Ohio State University - Lima Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $31,633 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Ohio State University - Lima Campus take out $21,501 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $313.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 720
Ohio 1,466
Michigan 522
Indiana 455
Wisconsin 455

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 6 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).

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