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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$9,141 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,844 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked 10th in Nebraska. In fact, 124 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Nebraska 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.

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 Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Allied Health Services

$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in Nebraska for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Southeast Community College take out is $16,109.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$3,210 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Central Community College take out is $12,184.

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$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year.

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$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northeast 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 Nebraska. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Northeast take out $17,364 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE
$14,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Nebraska list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarkson College are $14,880 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Clarkson College take out $30,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$15,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in Nebraska list. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Nebraska Methodist College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Nebraska Methodist College accumulate an average of around $12,551 in student debt.

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#7

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE
$26,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Union College Nebraska landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, Union College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Union College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Missouri 379
Kansas 195
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 14

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 7 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).

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