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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$11,384 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,161 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

Health Sciences & Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 789 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Health Sciences & 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. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, MA

Our analysis found Roxbury Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in the city of Roxbury Crossing.

Roxbury Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Roxbury Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,680.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#3

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.

Cape Cod Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Essex Community College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NECC are $5,544 a year. Health Science majors at NECC take out an average of $18,378 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Holyoke Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Holyoke Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at Holyoke Community College take out an average of $11,628 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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

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#8

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. 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 made our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Fisher College Report

#9

Bay State College

Boston, MA

Bay State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bay State College are $29,500 per year.

Bay State College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Bay State College Report

Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 212
New Hampshire 425
Maine 184
Vermont 100
Rhode Island 237

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

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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