2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,745 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Wachusett Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.
MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,588 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, MWCC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Bunker Hill Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the New England Region . BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BHCC is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in the New England Region .
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Out of the 49 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.
Northern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at North Shore Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.
North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.
North Shore Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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York County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
York County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,746 in tuition and fees each year.
York County Community College also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
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Springfield Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STCC are $10,728 a year.
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Roxbury Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in the city of Roxbury Crossing.
Roxbury Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,088 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Maine Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Cape Cod Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the small city of West Barnstable.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cape Cod Community College are $10,296 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 5,813 |
Maine | 2,935 |
Rhode Island | 2,703 |
Massachusetts | 18,440 |
Connecticut | 7,729 |
Vermont | 1,087 |
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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.