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

29 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 84,492 allied health and medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Bay State College

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Bay State College to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Bay State College accumulate an average of around $36,855 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Medical Assisting majors at MWCC take out an average of $17,394 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means River Valley Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Claremont.

Medical Assisting majors at NH Community Technical College - Claremont take out an average of $29,791 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at New England Tech accumulate an average of around $23,281 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $398, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Fisher College

Boston, MA

The excellent associate degree programs at Fisher College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the New England Region . Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from STCC carry an average student debtload of $14,149.

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North Shore Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,346.

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University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at UMPI accumulate an average of around $29,211 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

Medical Assisting majors at CCRI take out an average of $18,969 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Naugatuck Valley Community College carry an average student debtload of $23,189.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 202
Connecticut 390
New Hampshire 39
Maine 118
Vermont 14
Rhode Island 96

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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