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2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

15 Ranked Colleges
490 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 77,593 people earned their degree in allied health and medical assisting services, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, allied health and medical assisting services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,454 and had an average of $15,514 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 490 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in allied health and medical assisting services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality allied health and medical assisting services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the allied health and medical assisting services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree medical assisting students with aid.

Top 15 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services (With Aid)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical assisting degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s medical assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Texas, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Texas are $7,935.

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#16 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI also took the #16 spot in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 12 masters’s medical assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#13 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 12 masters’s medical assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree medical assisting students with aid list, Wayne State has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Full Wayne State University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

#6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 34 masters’s medical assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #4 spot in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical assisting degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree medical assisting students with aid list, WVU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WVU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 12 masters’s medical assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

South University, Savannah

Savannah, Georgia

South University, Savannah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s medical assisting degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

South University, Savannah also made our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University, Savannah are $16,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 59 degrees to qualified masters’s medical assisting students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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With a ranking of #11, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical assisting degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania

Saint Francis University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 78 degrees to qualified masters’s medical assisting students in 2019-2020.

Saint Francis also made our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Francis University are $25,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Francis Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

#13

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #13, Widener University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Widener University is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 masters’s medical assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree medical assisting students with aid list, Widener has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener University are $24,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#14

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical assisting degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#15

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Assisting Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s medical assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #11 spot in our “Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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