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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

57 Colleges
$20,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 35,945 health sciences and services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the health science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wilmington University are $11,760 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Wilmington University carry an average student debtload of $31,414.

Wilmington University also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Touro College

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Touro College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Touro are $18,908 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Touro carry an average student debtload of $23,988.

Touro also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SRU are $14,615 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $373, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarion University are $16,052 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at Clarion University accumulate an average of around $31,606 in student debt.

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#5

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Sciences is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USciences are $28,683 a year. Health Science majors at USciences take out an average of $24,318 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $609.

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#6

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

With a ranking of #6, Farmingdale State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Farmingdale.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale undergraduate students pay an average of $18,486 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#7

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

With a ranking of #7, Central Penn College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Penn are $18,714 per year.

Central Penn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Central Penn College Report

With a ranking of #8, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCUPA are $22,247 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal U are $15,726 a year.

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#10

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Towson are $25,516 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Towson carry an average student debtload of $23,256. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $264.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Towson University Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,199
Pennsylvania 1,691
Maryland 187
New Jersey 1,471
District of Columbia 78
Delaware 175

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 25 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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