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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$3,309 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,768 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 Georgia. With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in Georgia 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. 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.

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

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

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

$3,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Athens Technical College the best value school in Georgia for allied health and medical assisting services students. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Athens Technical College are $3,062 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Athens Technical College take out $12,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,202 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 40 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Chattahoochee Technical College Report

#3

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA
$3,236 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwinnett Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $3,236 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from GTC carry an average student debtload of $21,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GTC also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$2,759 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coastal Pines Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list. Located in the remote town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Pines Technical College are $2,759 a year.

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$3,072 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OFTC are $3,072 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from OFTC take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,126 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,062 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Georgia Northwestern Technical College take out is $6,683.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia rankings.

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$4,042 Average Tuition & Fees

Middle Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middle Georgia State University undergraduate students pay an average of $4,042 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Middle Georgia State University take out $12,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,002 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Regional Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia ranking. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thomasville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Georgia Technical College are $3,002 a year.

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$3,232 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Augusta Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augusta Technical College are $3,232 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Augusta Technical College take out $6,334 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Augusta Technical College Report

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
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Alabama 307
Arkansas 201

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 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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