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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$4,648 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked 6th in Idaho. In fact, 185 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Idaho to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Idaho 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Idaho

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

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

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Our 2023 rankings named North Idaho College the best value school in Idaho for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at NIC take out an average of $14,287 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

NIC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Idaho list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at College of Western Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Idaho. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $4,336 per year. Medical Assisting majors at CWI take out an average of $14,124 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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#3

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Idaho list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $4,560 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from College of Southern Idaho carry an average student debtload of $8,419.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, College of Southern Idaho is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in Idaho.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at College of Southern Idaho Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carrington College, Boise. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Idaho list. Carrington College, Boise is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Boise.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Carrington College, Boise accumulate an average of around $11,796 in student debt.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Carrington College, Boise

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Utah 157
Montana 31
Wyoming 39

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 4 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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