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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$9,095 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 157 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health and medical assisting services students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Utah 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 Utah

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

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

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Utah. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $4,086 per year.

Salt Lake Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Salt Lake Community College Report

Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $8,960 per year.

USU also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Fortis College - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Fortis College - Salt Lake City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Utah. Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Fortis College - Salt Lake City undergraduate students pay an average of $14,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Fortis College - Salt Lake City carry an average student debtload of $13,487. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $47.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eagle Gate College - Murray is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Murray, Eagle Gate College - Murray is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eagle Gate College - Murray are $17,112 per year. Medical Assisting majors at Eagle Gate College - Murray take out an average of $14,659 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Eagle Gate College - Murray is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in Utah.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eagle Gate College - Murray Report

#5

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Davis Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Utah. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Davis Tech take out $8,956 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Davis Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgerland Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Bridgerland ATC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,834.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Bridgerland Technical College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ogden-Weber Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Utah. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Ogden-Weber Tech College carry an average student debtload of $9,360.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ogden-Weber Technical College Report

#5

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Dixie Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Utah. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Dixie Tech carry an average student debtload of $9,554.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mountainland Technical College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Mountainland Technical College carry an average student debtload of $7,793.

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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
Idaho 185
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 9 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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