2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college 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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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 large city of Aurora.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $8,830 per year.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Eastern Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. CEI is a small public school located in the small city of Idaho Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,222 per year.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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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College of Western Idaho 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 Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CWI take out is $15,668.
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College of Southern Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lamar Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCC is a fairly 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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Casper College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college 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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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 school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Providence are $26,662 a year.
University of Providence also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Colorado | 263 |
Utah | 157 |
Idaho | 185 |
Montana | 31 |
Wyoming | 39 |
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Majors Related to Medical Assisting
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
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.