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Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,060 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,346 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 773 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the allied health undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Professions

#1

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Our analysis found Massachusetts Bay Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

MassBay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from MassBay Community College take out $8,236 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health Professions at Massachusetts Bay Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $5,830 per year. Allied Health majors at Quinsigamond Community College take out an average of $13,406 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Quinsigamond Community College

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Northern Essex Community College

#4

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Quincy College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Quincy College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Quincy.

Quincy College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Quincy College Report

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
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 4 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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