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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$5,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 379 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri to see which basic certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named State Fair Community College the best value school in Missouri for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at State Fair Community College are $4,680 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - West Plains. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State West Plains are $4,800 a year.

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#3

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the town of Neosho.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Crowder College are $5,088 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central Missouri College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. NCMC is a small public school located in the town of Trenton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCMC are $5,910 per year.

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 a year.

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#6

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career Colleges ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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
Nebraska 124
Kansas 195
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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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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