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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,120 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 10th in Mississippi. In fact, 171 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Mississippi 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.

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 Mississippi

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Mississippi Community College the best value school in Mississippi for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Booneville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast Mississippi Community College are $4,120 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Northeast Mississippi Community College take out $13,952 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northeast Mississippi Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Cliff College - Gulfport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Blue Cliff College - Gulfport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Gulfport.

Medical Assisting majors at Blue Cliff College - Gulfport take out an average of $14,213 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $56.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Blue Cliff College - Gulfport Report

#2

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delta Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Mississippi. Delta Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Horn Lake.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Delta Technical College take out $12,267 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $54.

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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
Louisiana 275
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 3 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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