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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$5,667 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,278 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 247 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out is $16,204.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#2

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY
$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Madisonville Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Kentucky. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

Madisonville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Madisonville Community College take out an average of $10,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

Jefferson Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Jefferson Community and Technical College take out is $17,459.

Jefferson Community and Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Jefferson Community and Technical College Report

$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Somerset Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Kentucky. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $4,488 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from SCC take out $29,581 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gateway Community and Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway are $4,568 a year.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Owensboro Community and Technical College are $4,488 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Owensboro Community and Technical College take out $12,225 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,488 a year.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Henderson Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Henderson, Henderson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henderson Community College are $4,488 per year.

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#9

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY
$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Hopkinsville Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hopkinsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,488 per year.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Cumberland, Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast are $4,488 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Alabama 307
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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