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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$12,666 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in New Jersey to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

$7,182 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

TESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at TESU take out an average of $12,449 in student loans while working on their egree.

TESU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in New Jersey list.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Thomas Edison State University

#2

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ
$3,744 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Camden County College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Camden County College Report

#3

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ
$5,790 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ocean 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. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ocean County College Report

$6,912 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Raritan Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

RVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Raritan Valley Community College

#5

Essex County College

Newark, NJ
$8,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 36 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Essex are $8,966 per year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Essex carry an average student debtload of $21,850.

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#6

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ
$6,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Salem Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Carneys Point, Salem County College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem County College are $6,540 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Salem Community College

#7

Union County College

Cranford, NJ
$10,562 Average Tuition & Fees

Union County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union County College are $10,562 per year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Union County College accumulate an average of around $24,625 in student debt.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Union County College

$5,550 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

RCSJ undergraduate students pay an average of $5,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ
$9,840 Average Tuition & Fees

County College of Morris did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

County College of Morris undergraduate students pay an average of $9,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at County College of Morris

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out is $21,750.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

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

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges 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 36 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.

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