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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$9,509 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 244 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th 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'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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Frederick Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maryland. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frederick Community College are $7,444 a year.

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Our 2023 rankings named Allegany College of Maryland the best value school in Maryland for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public school with a small student population.

Allegany College of Maryland undergraduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Allegany College of Maryland also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Maryland landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $7,050 per year.

CSM also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $8,900 per year.

AACC also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Fortis College - Landover helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Landover, Fortis College - Landover is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fortis College - Landover are $15,882 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Fortis College - Landover take out an average of $10,800 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $65, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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All-State Career - Baltimore landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. All-State Career - Baltimore is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at All-State Career - Baltimore take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,241. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $56, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Fortis Institute - Towson came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Towson, Fortis Institute - Towson is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Fortis Institute - Towson take out $14,300 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $54, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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