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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$5,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 195 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Hutchinson Community College the best value school in Kansas for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hutchinson Community College are $3,540 a year.

Hutchinson Community College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 9 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 per year.

Kansas City Kansas Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Barton County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Kansas. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

Barton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Garden City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Garden City, Garden City Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Garden City Community College are $3,450 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Neosho County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 a year.

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Cloud County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Cloud County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Concordia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cloud County Community College are $3,480 per year.

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Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Butler Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Butler CC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,176 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Flint Hills Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Emporia, Flint Hills Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Flint Hills Technical College are $7,032 a year.

Flint Hills Technical College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #4.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Kansas are $13,639 per year.

Rasmussen University - Kansas not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

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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
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Missouri 379
Nebraska 124
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 14

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 9 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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