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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$27,811 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$128,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree 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.

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 the Southeast Region

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 Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found South University, Savannah to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . South University, Savannah is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

South University, Savannah graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Virginia Medical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $26,451 per year.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their master’s degree. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Emory 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 Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emory also is in the top 5% of our Best Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

WVU graduate students pay an average of $26,676 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 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 5 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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