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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

101 Colleges
$13,064 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,032 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

Top 15% Best Health Sciences & Services Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ
$3,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health sciences and services students. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Camden County College Report

$6,912 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Raritan Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RVCC are $6,912 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Raritan Valley Community College Report

$7,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 101 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex County College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex County College are $7,992 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Middlesex County College take out is $7,262.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Middlesex County College Report

$5,550 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RCSJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Sewell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RCSJ are $5,550 per year. After completing their degree, health science graduates from RCSJ carry an average student debtload of $14,250.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus Report

#5

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union County College are $10,562 per year. While working on their degree, health science majors at Union County College accumulate an average of around $13,562 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Union County College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Union County College Report

#6

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Wilmington University take out is $30,320.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wilmington University also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Wilmington University Report

$6,901 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

RCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,901 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rowan College at Burlington County Report

$8,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Borough of Manhattan Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. BMCC is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BMCC are $8,050 per year. Health Science majors at BMCC take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$6,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Finger Lakes Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. Located in the rural area of Canandaigua, Finger Lakes Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Finger Lakes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, health science graduates from Finger Lakes Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,923.

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$9,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HACC are $9,818 a year.

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$5,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Genesee Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. Located in the town of Batavia, GCC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCC are $5,840 per year.

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#12

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY
$11,420 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Broome ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Binghamton.

SUNY Broome undergraduate students pay an average of $11,420 in tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at SUNY Broome take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#13

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA
$12,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year. On average, health science graduates from LCCC take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$5,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Fulton-Montgomery Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. FM is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnstown.

FM undergraduate students pay an average of $5,718 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at FM take out is $14,757.

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#15

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Excelsior College accumulate an average of around $23,741 in student debt.

Excelsior College also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Excelsior College Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY
17 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
18 Cecil College North East, MD
19 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
20 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Madison, NJ

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools 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 26 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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