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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$17,589 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 Pennsylvania. With 1,056 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montco are $10,350 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Montco take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,290.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Montco is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in Pennsylvania.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $8,295 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from HACC take out $17,733 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Laurel Business Institute

Uniontown, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Laurel Business Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. LBI is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Uniontown.

LBI undergraduate students pay an average of $10,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

LBI also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 27 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northampton Community College are $10,350 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Allegheny County. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. CCAC is a large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCAC are $8,323 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Bucks County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bucks County Community College are $9,098 per year.

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Penn Commercial Business/Technical School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Penn Commercial is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Washington.

Penn Commercial undergraduate students pay an average of $12,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Laurel Technical Institute

MEADVILLE, PA

With a ranking of #8, Laurel Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of MEADVILLE, LTI - Meadville is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI - Meadville are $10,582 per year.

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Laurel Technical Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. LTI Sharon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sharon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI Sharon are $11,028 per year.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn College are $17,610 per year.

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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
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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 27 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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