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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$12,666 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 347 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

TESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from TESU take out $15,250 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Camden County College accumulate an average of around $15,848 in student debt.

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#3

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ocean County College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

OCC also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RVCC are $6,912 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, RVCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Jersey.

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#5

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

The excellent associate degree programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Essex is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Essex carry an average student debtload of $19,421.

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#6

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Union County College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union County College are $10,562 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Union County College accumulate an average of around $25,040 in student debt.

Union County College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. RCSJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Sewell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RCSJ are $5,550 a year.

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#8

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at County College of Morris are $9,840 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, County College of Morris is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Jersey.

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With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $24,710 in student debt.

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Eastwick College - Ramsey came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Ramsey, Eastwick College - Ramsey is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastwick College - Ramsey are $16,106 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Eastwick College - Ramsey accumulate an average of around $24,942 in student debt.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
Maryland 244
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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

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 17 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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