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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$19,825 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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England 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.

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 Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in the New England Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.

BHCC also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenfield Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $11,762 per year.

Greenfield Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Allied Health Professions at Greenfield Community College Report

#3

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Springfield Technical Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, STCC also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Allied Health Professions at Springfield Technical Community College Report

#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,224 a year.

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Maine College of Health Professions came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

MCHP undergraduate students pay an average of $16,238 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Massasoit Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Massasoit Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Essex Community College 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 #8 on the list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,472 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Northern Essex Community College Report

Quinsigamond Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year.

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#10

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Middlesex Community College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Middletown, MxCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MxCC are $14,100 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Middlesex Community College Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 773
Maine 281
Connecticut 701
Rhode Island 158
New Hampshire 112
Vermont 49

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 16 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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