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2026 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/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 6 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist schools.

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

2026 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

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Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

$2,442 In-State Tuition & Fees

$10,500 Avg Student Debt

$39,810 Median Earnings (10yr)

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. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $2,442, while out-of-state students pay about $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. That is a strong return on a $10,500 median debt.

2

Arizona College Glendale
Glendale, AZ

$18,835 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,871 Avg Student Debt

$34,657 Median Earnings (10yr)

Arizona College Glendale is a great value for students pursuing a degree in medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist, landing the #2 spot this year. Arizona College Glendale is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale. In-state tuition and fees average $18,835. Students borrow a median of $14,871 to complete the medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist program here. 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.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 6 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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.