2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 118 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health and medical assisting services students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine 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.
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Services
Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maine. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Maine Community College are $3,865 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Eastern Maine Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in Maine.
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Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,874 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Beal College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Beal College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.
Beal College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Scarborough, Northeast Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Northeast Technical Institute accumulate an average of around $12,433 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $102.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 202 |
Connecticut | 390 |
New Hampshire | 39 |
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 |
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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 4 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.