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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$5,711 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 275 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Louisiana to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Check out the medical assisting undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Northshore Technical Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $11,953.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bossier Parish Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from South Louisiana Community College take out $11,411 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

South Louisiana Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delgado Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Delgado Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $29,446.

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Louisiana Delta Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University - Alexandria 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 Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public school with a small student population.

Louisiana State University - Alexandria undergraduate students pay an average of $6,974 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at BRCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,773.

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#9

Fortis College - Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

Fortis College - Baton Rouge 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Baton Rouge, Fortis College - Baton Rouge is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fortis College - Baton Rouge are $15,179 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Fortis College - Baton Rouge take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,961. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $64, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Remington College - Lafayette Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Remington College - Lafayette Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $17,347 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Remington College - Lafayette Campus take out $16,418 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $54, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Remington College - Lafayette Campus also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Alabama 307
Arkansas 201

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 28 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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