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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$4,881 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 Arizona. With 373 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Arizona 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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 2023 rankings named Estrella Mountain Community College the best value school in Arizona for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Estrella Mountain Community College are $2,070 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Estrella Mountain Community College take out $10,507 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Estrella Mountain 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 Arizona list.

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#2

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school located in the town of Thatcher.

Eastern Arizona College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Eastern Arizona College also made our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pinal County Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona rankings.

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#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NPC are $2,428 a year.

NPC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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With a ranking of #6, Mohave 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 Kingman, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,136 a year.

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Arizona Western College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

AWC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Pima Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 per year.

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#9

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Yavapai College are $2,600 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona College - Mesa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arizona College - Mesa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Mesa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Arizona College - Mesa are $18,334 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Arizona College - Mesa take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,905. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $52.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,416
Oklahoma 289
New Mexico 177

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 19 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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