2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Raritan Valley Community College the best value school in New Jersey for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. RVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RVCC are $6,912 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salem Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Carneys Point, Salem County College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem County College are $6,540 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Union County College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union County College are $10,562 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Union County College is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Jersey.
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Out of the 20 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastwick College - Nutley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastwick College - Nutley is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Nutley.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastwick College - Nutley are $15,327 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $70, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Eastwick College - Nutley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
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Out of the 20 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastwick College - Ramsey landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ramsey.
Eastwick College - Ramsey undergraduate students pay an average of $16,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Eastwick College - Hackensack did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastwick College - Hackensack are $17,424 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Eastwick College - Hackensack carry an average student debtload of $12,791. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $68.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Eastwick College - Hackensack is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Jersey.
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Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Berkeley College - Woodland Park are $26,085 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out an average of $12,171 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $70, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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American Institute - Toms River landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. American Institute - Toms River is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Toms River.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from American Institute - Toms River carry an average student debtload of $12,688. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $50, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Pennco Tech-Blackwood did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Pennco Tech-Blackwood accumulate an average of around $7,825 in student debt.
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Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville carry an average student debtload of $10,800. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $65, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,056 |
New York | 1,660 |
Maryland | 244 |
District of Columbia | 7 |
Delaware | 76 |
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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 |
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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 20 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.