2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 96 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health and medical assisting services students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services
Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCRI are $4,980 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CCRI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,969.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CCRI is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in Rhode Island.
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The excellent associate degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New England Tech are $32,807 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from New England Tech take out $23,281 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $398.
New England Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 202 |
Connecticut | 390 |
New Hampshire | 39 |
Maine | 118 |
Vermont | 14 |
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Majors Related to Medical Assisting
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Medical Assisting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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.