2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Quincy College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,176 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NHTI are $15,450 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NHTI is ranked #5 for overall quality for allied health in the New England Region .
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Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Bay Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.
MassBay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,320 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at MassBay Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,017.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinsigamond Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Quinsigamond Community College accumulate an average of around $21,333 in student debt.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Maine College of Health Professions helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the New England Region . MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCHP are $14,911 per year.
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Northern Essex Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NECC are $11,328 a year.
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Gateway Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $13,448 per year.
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Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. CCRI is a large public school located in the small city of Warwick.
CCRI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,260 in tuition and fees each year.
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Capital Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capital Community College are $13,548 per year. On average, allied health graduates from Capital Community College take out $17,150 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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With a ranking of #10, Vermont Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Randolph, Vermont Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Vermont Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $29,498 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Allied Health
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health
| 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 12 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.