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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$5,384 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 118 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maine. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,865 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Eastern Maine Community College accumulate an average of around $18,865 in student debt.

Eastern Maine Community College also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Maine Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $3,830 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Northern Maine Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,102.

Northern Maine Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

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#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,874 per year. Medical Assisting majors at SMCC take out an average of $21,073 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMCC is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in Maine.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Central Maine Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Central Maine Technical College take out an average of $21,143 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Presque Isle is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public school with a small student population.

UMPI undergraduate students pay an average of $8,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at UMPI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $29,211.

UMPI also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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University of Maine at Augusta ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

UMA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from UMA carry an average student debtload of $28,196.

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#7

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Beal College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Located in the city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Beal College take out an average of $22,839 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Beal College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 202
Connecticut 390
New Hampshire 39
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

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 7 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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