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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$13,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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 Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the New England Region 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.

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. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Mount Wachusett Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,588 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at MWCC take out an average of $17,394 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

MWCC also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Maine Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,745 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Eastern Maine Community College take out $18,865 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STCC are $10,728 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from STCC carry an average student debtload of $14,149.

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Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Maine Community College are $6,710 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Northern Maine Community College take out an average of $17,102 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year. 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.

North Shore Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, River Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a small public school located in the rural area of Claremont.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NH Community Technical College - Claremont are $15,190 per year. 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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#7

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

With a ranking of #7, Quincy College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Quincy College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Quincy.

Quincy College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,176 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Southern Maine Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $6,754 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SMCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,073.

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University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public college with a small student population.

UMPI undergraduate students pay an average of $12,905 in tuition and fees each year. 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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Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the New England region.

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.

  • 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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