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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$22,091 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 884 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Schools in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT
$4,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Gateway Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Community College are $4,496 a year. While working on their degree, allied health majors at Gateway Community College accumulate an average of around $13,375 in student debt.

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$4,516 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from MCC take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Manchester Community College Report

$4,516 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Connecticut list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Naugatuck Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, allied health majors at Naugatuck Valley Community College accumulate an average of around $11,955 in student debt.

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#4

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT
$4,476 Average Tuition & Fees

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

MxCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Middlesex Community College Report

$4,586 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Norwalk Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Connecticut. Located in the small city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NCC are $4,586 a year.

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$4,596 Average Tuition & Fees

Capital Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Capital Community College are $4,596 a year.

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$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT
$43,084 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Saint Joseph landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USJ are $43,084 per year.

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$11,882 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCSU are $11,882 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at SCSU take out is $25,698.

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$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCONN are $18,524 a year. While working on their degree, allied health majors at UCONN accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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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
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

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 18 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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