2027 Best Value Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region

[Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist](/majors/health-care-professions/health-medical-administrative-services/medical-health-management-and-clinical-assistant-specialist/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist schools.
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2027 Best Value Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools
For return on investment in medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist, no school beat Pima Community College this year. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima Community College is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $2,442 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $7,758. Typical student debt for medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist graduates is $10,500. Early-career medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist graduates make about $34,906. Set against $10,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
Students looking for strong value in medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist will find it at Arizona College Glendale, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Glendale, Arizona College Glendale is a small private for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $18,835. Medical/health Management & Clinical Assistant/specialist graduates carry a median of $14,871 in student loans. Medical/health Management & Clinical Assistant/specialist graduates of Arizona College Glendale earn a median of $33,047 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Brookline College Phoenix earned it the #3 place for medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist. Located in the city of Phoenix, Brookline College Phoenix is a small private for-profit university. Medical/health Management & Clinical Assistant/specialist graduates carry a median of $15,825 in student loans. Early-career medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist graduates make about $35,006. Set against $15,825 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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.