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Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$17,916 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

With 83,905 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health professions is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Camden County College are $3,744 per year.

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#2

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,459 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCBC are $10,062 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Hagerstown Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,190 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Hagerstown Community College Report

#5

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wor-Wic Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wor-Wic Community College are $8,280 a year.

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Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,223 in tuition and fees each year.

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Anne Arundel Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

AACC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,760 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, AACC also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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Bucks County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bucks County Community College are $13,384 a year.

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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northampton Community College are $14,820 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Northampton County Area Community College

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PA College are $30,821 a year.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,398
Pennsylvania 1,744
New Jersey 1,086
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

Majors Similar to Allied Health

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 15 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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