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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$23,773 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . FranU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FranU are $14,938 a year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Report

#2

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South College are $17,335 a year.

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#3

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Newberry College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Newberry.

Newberry College undergraduate students pay an average of $28,250 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NUS Florida are $34,570 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NUS Florida also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nova Southeastern University Report

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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Georgia 405
Kentucky 247
West Virginia 326
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 4 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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