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Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$19,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,187 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Professions

Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCRI are $5,090 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at CCRI accumulate an average of around $12,607 in student debt.

CCRI also made our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Community College of Rhode Island

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New England Institute of Technology is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from New England Tech take out $18,819 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Allied Health Professions at New England Institute of Technology Report

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 773
Maine 281
Connecticut 701
New Hampshire 112
Vermont 49

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

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 2 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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