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Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$12,258 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,187 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,086 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's trade school 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health 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 Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rowan College at Burlington County the best value school in New Jersey for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. 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 $5,268 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from RCBC carry an average student debtload of $18,776.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Rowan College at Burlington County

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. RCSJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Sewell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RCSJ are $5,640 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at RCSJ take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,900.

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#3

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

Out of the 19 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Carneys Point, Salem County College is a public college with a small student population.

Salem County College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Salem County College take out $10,013 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Bergen Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in New Jersey. Bergen Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Paramus.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bergen Community College are $8,438 per year. On average, allied health graduates from Bergen Community College take out $17,016 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Bergen Community College Report

Middlesex County College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Middlesex County College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,876 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Middlesex County College take out $8,593 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Middlesex County College is ranked #3 for overall quality for allied health in New Jersey.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Middlesex County College

#7

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

County College of Morris undergraduate students pay an average of $10,260 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at County College of Morris take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,913.

County College of Morris not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list.

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Brookdale Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Brookdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,948 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Brookdale Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,830.

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#9

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Union County College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union County College are $10,562 a year.

Union County College also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey rankings.

Full Allied Health Professions at Union County College Report

Hudson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCCC are $8,390 a year. On average, allied health graduates from HCCC take out $12,051 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Hudson County Community College Report

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,398
Pennsylvania 1,744
Maryland 669
Delaware 90
District of Columbia 36

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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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