2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools
Our analysis found Athens Technical College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $3,062 per 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chattahoochee Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattahoochee Technical College are $3,202 a 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.
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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 medium-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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The excellent programs at Coastal Pines Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Georgia. 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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The excellent programs at Oconee Fall Line Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Georgia. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.
OFTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from OFTC take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the large 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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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia ranking. 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 made our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #5.
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Middle Georgia State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Georgia State University are $4,042 per 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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With a ranking of #9, Southern Regional Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the distant 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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Augusta Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Georgia list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
Augusta Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Augusta Technical College take out $6,334 in student loans while working on their degree.
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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 |
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Florida | 1,996 |
North Carolina | 797 |
Tennessee | 483 |
Kentucky | 247 |
West Virginia | 326 |
Virginia | 967 |
Alabama | 307 |
Louisiana | 275 |
Mississippi | 171 |
South Carolina | 204 |
Arkansas | 201 |
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors for Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Concentrations
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.