2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools
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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Out of the 89 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list. Santa Fe College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Gainesville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Santa Fe College are $2,563 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Santa Fe College take out is $23,908.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Gateway College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the town of Lake City, FGC is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FGC are $3,100 per year.
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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 college 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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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 large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year.
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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 suburb of Bradenton, State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota are $3,074 a year.
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Miami Dade College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. 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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St Petersburg College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large city of Clearwater, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,682 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $24,005.
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Charlotte Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Port Charlotte, CTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CTC are $3,100 a year.
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Pensacola State 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 #11 on the list. Pensacola State is a medium-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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Polk State 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 #12 on the list. Located in the city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public school 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.
Polk State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Florida list.
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College of Central Florida 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 #13 on the list. Located in the small city of Ocala, CF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CF are $2,710 per year.
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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 |
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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
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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.