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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$12,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 84,492 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Union County College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Union County College are $10,562 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a great value for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

RCSJ undergraduate students pay an average of $5,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Media.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology are $13,905 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Allegany College of Maryland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Allegany College of Maryland are $10,280 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pennsylvania Highlands is a small public school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pennsylvania Highlands are $12,330 a year.

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Community College of Philadelphia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year.

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Community College of Beaver County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. CCBC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Monaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $18,660 per year.

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Prism Career Institute, Cherry Hill ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Prism Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cherry Hill.

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#8

ASI Career Institute

Turnersville, NJ

ASI Career Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. ASI Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Turnersville.

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Prism Career Institute, West Atlantic City landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the midsize suburb of West Atlantic City, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

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 16 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).

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