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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$11,218 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 1,125 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare 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, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $5,280 per year.

BHCC also made our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greenfield Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Greenfield Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,642 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Greenfield Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#3

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MassBay Community College are $5,376 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, STCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for allied health in Massachusetts.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $5,208 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Massasoit Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Brockton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Massasoit Community College are $5,160 a year.

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Northern Essex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Quinsigamond Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Laboure College

Milton, MA

Laboure College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Laboure College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laboure College are $32,813 per year.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

MCPHS University undergraduate students pay an average of $35,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Vermont 40
Rhode Island 230

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

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 10 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).

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