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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$29,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$128,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master's Degree 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Saint Francis University to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the fringe town of Loretto, Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Francis are $22,520 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Saint Francis is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Saint Francis University Report

#2

Widener University

Chester, PA

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Widener are $25,416 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMB are $34,885 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Maryland - Baltimore

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges 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 4 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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