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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

17 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #55 most popular major in New Jersey with 347 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the best school in New Jersey for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $24,710 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastwick College - Ramsey landed the # 2 spot on the list. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ramsey.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Eastwick College - Ramsey take out $24,942 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

The excellent associate degree programs at Union County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Union County College take out $25,040 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Essex take out an average of $19,421 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from TESU carry an average student debtload of $15,250.

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#6

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Raritan Valley Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. RVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

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Eastwick College - Hackensack landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackensack.

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#9

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Toms River.

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Eastwick College - Nutley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Eastwick College - Nutley is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Nutley.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,056
New York 1,660
Maryland 244
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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