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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$5,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $5,280 per year.

BHCC also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MWCC is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical assisting in Massachusetts.

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A rank of #3 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 basic certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

STCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greenfield Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $5,642 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Greenfield Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in Massachusetts.

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Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 5 spot on the 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 in-state undergraduate at North Shore Community College are $5,352 a year.

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Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cape Cod Community College are $5,352 per year.

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Middlesex Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,048 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College 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. Bristol is a moderately-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.

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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Quinsigamond Community College are $5,830 a year.

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Holyoke Community College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holyoke Community College are $5,378 a year.

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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 12 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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