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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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

Kettering College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,232 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Huntington University is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Huntington are $28,192 per year.

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#3

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedarville University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cedarville are $33,374 per 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a 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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Ohio State University - Lima Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Ohio State University - Lima Campus is a small public school located in the rural area of Lima.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State University - Lima Campus are $31,633 a 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 colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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