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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$7,966 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,980 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 275 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 8th 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

$4,284 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bossier Parish Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Bossier Parish Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Bossier Parish Community College take out an average of $20,814 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Bossier Parish Community College Report

$4,098 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 39 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Louisiana Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 a year.

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$4,203 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 39 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA
$4,079 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delgado Community College are $4,079 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Delgado Community College take out is $24,125.

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$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 39 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Fletcher Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,981 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,205 Average Tuition & Fees

South Louisiana Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from South Louisiana Community College take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$9,058 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana ranking. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from ULM carry an average student debtload of $15,193.

ULM also made our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

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$4,159 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana Delta Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

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$14,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Herzing University - Kenner came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana ranking. Herzing University - Kenner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Kenner.

Herzing University - Kenner undergraduate students pay an average of $14,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Kenner carry an average student debtload of $29,169.

Herzing University - Kenner also made our Best Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #1.

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$6,974 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana State University - Alexandria came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public school with a small student population.

Louisiana State University - Alexandria undergraduate students pay an average of $6,974 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
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 39 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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