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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,894 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,489 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked 8th in Rhode Island. In fact, 96 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. CCRI is a large public school located in the city of Warwick.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCRI are $4,980 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CCRI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,969.

CCRI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Community College of Rhode Island

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New England Institute of Technology is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $32,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from New England Tech take out $23,281 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $398.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at New England Institute of Technology

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

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

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

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 2 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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