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Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Maine

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,169 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked 3rd in Maine. In fact, 281 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Maine College of Health Professions the best value school in Maine for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. MCHP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCHP are $16,238 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Maine College of Health Professions Report

Out of the 2 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $10,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Southern Maine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Southern Maine

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 773
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

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 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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