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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,620 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,735 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine 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.

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.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Professions

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 Maine. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $3,865 per year.

Eastern Maine Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

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Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from SMCC carry an average student debtload of $21,161.

SMCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $3,830 per year.

Northern Maine Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Health Professions landed the # 4 spot on the list. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCHP are $14,911 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at MCHP accumulate an average of around $20,760 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Maine. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 per year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
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

Majors Similar to Allied Health

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 5 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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