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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$10,929 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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

With 202 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #16 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Wachusett Community College the best value school in Massachusetts 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MWCC are $5,668 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from MWCC carry an average student debtload of $17,394.

MWCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from STCC take out $14,149 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Shore Community College is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Shore Community College are $5,352 a year. Medical Assisting majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $26,346 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

North Shore Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#4

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berkshire Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BCC are $5,492 a year.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bristol are $5,208 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Bristol take out an average of $12,710 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Middlesex 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. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlesex Community College are $6,048 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Middlesex Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,091.

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Quinsigamond Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $5,830 per year.

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#8

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Quincy College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.

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

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#9

Bay State College

Boston, MA

Bay State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bay State College are $29,500 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Bay State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $36,855.

Bay State College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#10

Fisher College

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Fisher College undergraduate students pay an average of $33,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Fisher College also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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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
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

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 10 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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