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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$28,337 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$128,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master's Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,056 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Saint Francis University to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Loretto, Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Francis are $22,520 per year.

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#2

Widener University

Chester, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Widener are $25,416 a year.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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 3 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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