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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$7,909 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,203 Avg Salary

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 244 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Maryland to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

$3,314 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Baltimore City Community College the best value school in Maryland for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baltimore City Community College are $3,314 a year.

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#2

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD
$5,552 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Chesapeake College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chesapeake College are $5,552 per year.

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$6,065 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harford Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Maryland list. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harford Community College are $6,065 per year.

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#4

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD
$6,798 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Carroll Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Maryland. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carroll Community College are $6,798 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Carroll Community College take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD
$7,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD
$6,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Wor-Wic Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wor-Wic Community College are $6,720 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Wor-Wic Community College take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$6,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Prince George’s Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PGCC are $6,026 per year.

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$7,050 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Southern Maryland landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSM are $7,050 a year.

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#9

Cecil College

North East, MD
$8,070 Average Tuition & Fees

Cecil College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

Cecil College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Frederick Community College

Frederick, MD
$7,444 Average Tuition & Fees

Frederick Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frederick Community College are $7,444 per 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 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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 18 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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