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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

70 Colleges
$21,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,708 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TESU are $9,342 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Upstate Medical University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Upstate Medical University are $17,986 a year. Allied Health majors at SUNY Upstate Medical University take out an average of $29,692 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Downstate are $18,563 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at SUNY Downstate take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,015.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,052 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Clarion University accumulate an average of around $26,680 in student debt.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 70 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $19,771 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from Kean carry an average student debtload of $25,234.

Full Allied Health Professions at Kean University Report

New York City College of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at City Tech are $15,270 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from City Tech carry an average student debtload of $17,133.

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#7

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salisbury are $20,458 a year.

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#7

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Empire are $17,540 per year.

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Eastwick College - Ramsey came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ramsey.

Eastwick College - Ramsey undergraduate students pay an average of $16,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Eastwick College - Ramsey Report

With a ranking of #10, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YCP are $22,350 a year.

YCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA
12 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
12 Towson University Towson, MD
14 SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,882
Pennsylvania 2,804
Maryland 562
New Jersey 880
District of Columbia 113
Delaware 97

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

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 26 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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