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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$12,101 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,239 Avg Salary

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

With 31 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #12 most popular major in Montana.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 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 Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Montana 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in Allied Health Services

$7,528 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in Montana. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $7,528 per year.

MSU Bozeman did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Montana list.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Montana State University

$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Montana list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UM are $7,492 a year.

UM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Montana list.

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$6,721 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Flathead Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Montana. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Flathead Valley Community College are $6,721 a year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Flathead Valley Community College accumulate an average of around $24,345 in student debt.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Flathead Valley Community College Report

#4

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT
$26,662 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Providence landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Great Falls.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Providence is ranked #1 for overall quality for medical assisting in Montana.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Providence Report

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

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Utah 157
Idaho 185
Wyoming 39

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 4 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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