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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$12,378 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,858 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.

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$8,830 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pickens Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pickens Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Aurora.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $8,830 per year.

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#3

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID
$6,222 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Eastern Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CEI is a small public school located in the small city of Idaho Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CEI are $6,222 a year.

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#4

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIC are $8,736 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from NIC carry an average student debtload of $14,017.

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The excellent programs at Laramie County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . LCCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Cheyenne.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,913 in tuition and fees each year.

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$7,344 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Western Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CWI take out is $15,668.

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#7

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID
$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Southern Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year.

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$6,592 Average Tuition & Fees

Lamar Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #8 on the list. LCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Lamar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $6,592 a year.

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#9

Casper College

Casper, WY
$8,520 Average Tuition & Fees

Casper College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Casper College are $8,520 per year.

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#10

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Providence are $26,662 per year.

University of Providence also made our Best Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Utah 157
Idaho 185
Montana 31
Wyoming 39

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 25 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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