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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$11,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,735 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

With 82,308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the allied health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,745 per year.

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#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school 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. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at SMCC accumulate an average of around $21,161 in student debt.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year. Allied Health majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $21,469 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

North Shore Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Allied Health Professions at North Shore Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from STCC carry an average student debtload of $17,652.

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Out of the 34 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at BHCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,627.

In addition to its great value ranking, BHCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#6

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at MassBay Community College accumulate an average of around $16,623 in student debt.

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Northern Maine Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the remote 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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#8

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #8, Gateway Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $13,448 per year. On average, allied health graduates from Gateway Community College take out $13,749 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Gateway Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Gateway Community College Report

With a ranking of #9, Massasoit Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Massasoit Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,812.

Full Allied Health Professions at Massasoit Community College Report

Middlesex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Middlesex Community College accumulate an average of around $17,513 in student debt.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Vermont 40
Rhode Island 230

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
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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