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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$11,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,735 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked #18 in the country. In fact 82,308 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in the New England Region for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,745 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,754 in tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from SMCC take out $21,161 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,469.

North Shore Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Springfield Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at STCC take out an average of $17,652 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bunker Hill Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at BHCC accumulate an average of around $17,627 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BHCC is ranked #1 for overall quality for allied health in the New England Region .

Full Allied Health Professions at Bunker Hill Community College Report

#6

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MassBay Community College are $10,320 a year. On average, allied health graduates from MassBay Community College take out $16,623 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MassBay Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for allied health in the New England Region .

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Northern Maine Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $6,710 per year.

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#8

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Gateway Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,448 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Gateway Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,749.

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With a ranking of #9, Massasoit Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Massasoit Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,104 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Massasoit Community College accumulate an average of around $17,812 in student debt.

Massasoit Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Middlesex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,120 in tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Middlesex Community College take out $17,513 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Middlesex Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Rhode Island 230
Vermont 40

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

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