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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

89 Colleges
$5,301 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,584 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 Florida. With 1,996 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 89 schools in Florida 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 Florida

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

Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

$2,657 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Florida State College at Jacksonville the best value school in Florida for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $2,657 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at FSCJ take out is $13,532.

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#2

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$2,830 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Broward College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $2,830 a year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at BC accumulate an average of around $11,250 in student debt.

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#3

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL
$2,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 89 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Santa Fe College is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Gainesville.

Santa Fe College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Santa Fe College take out is $23,908.

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#4

Florida Gateway College

Lake City, FL
$3,100 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Gateway College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. Located in the distant town of Lake City, FGC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FGC are $3,100 a year.

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#5

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, FL
$2,370 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gulf Coast State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Panama City, GCSC is a public school with a small student population.

GCSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL
$2,764 Average Tuition & Fees

Indian River State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida ranking. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year.

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$3,074 Average Tuition & Fees

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bradenton, State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota undergraduate students pay an average of $3,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
$2,838 Average Tuition & Fees

Miami Dade College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.

MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at MDC take out an average of $10,837 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL
$2,682 Average Tuition & Fees

St Petersburg College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Clearwater, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $2,682 per year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $24,005.

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#10

Charlotte Technical College

Port Charlotte, FL
$3,100 Average Tuition & Fees

Charlotte Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Port Charlotte, CTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CTC are $3,100 per year.

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#11

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL
$2,367 Average Tuition & Fees

Pensacola State College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. Pensacola State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pensacola.

Pensacola State undergraduate students pay an average of $2,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#12

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL
$3,366 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #12, Polk State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Polk State are $3,366 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Polk State carry an average student debtload of $20,023.

In addition to its great value ranking, Polk State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list.

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$2,710 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Central Florida ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Ocala, CF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CF are $2,710 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
14 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
15 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
16 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
17 Eastern Florida State College Cocoa, FL

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
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 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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