2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #48 most popular major in the country with 84,492 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the New England Region 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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in the New England Region for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BHCC are $10,224 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from BHCC carry an average student debtload of $6,886.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BHCC also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,588 per year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $11,285 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,745 a year. After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Eastern Maine Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,976.
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Out of the 57 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at STCC take out is $11,960.
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Out of the 57 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Maine Community College are $6,710 a year. While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Northern Maine Community College accumulate an average of around $13,625 in student debt.
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North Shore Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.
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 medical assisting majors at North Shore Community College take out is $23,333.
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Northern Essex Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,328 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at NECC take out is $7,712.
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Greenfield Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $11,762 per year.
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Massasoit Community 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 #9 on the list. Massasoit Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brockton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 a year.
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Charter Oak State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Charter Oak State College are $10,654 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Charter Oak State College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 202 |
| Connecticut | 390 |
| New Hampshire | 39 |
| Maine | 118 |
| Rhode Island | 96 |
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Assisting
| 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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