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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$12,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 1,749 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for medical assisting 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the best value school in New Jersey for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TESU are $7,372 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TESU is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Jersey.

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#2

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Camden County College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.

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#3

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ocean County College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Toms River.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Raritan Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. RVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RVCC are $7,296 per year.

RVCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list.

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#5

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Essex are $9,141 a year.

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#6

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Union County College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union County College are $10,562 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Union County College take out an average of $13,770 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Union County College is ranked #1 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Jersey.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RCSJ are $5,640 per year.

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#8

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at County College of Morris are $10,260 per year.

County College of Morris did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $16,263 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick carry an average student debtload of $16,352.

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With a ranking of #10, Eastwick College - Ramsey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ramsey.

Eastwick College - Ramsey undergraduate students pay an average of $17,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Eastwick College - Ramsey take out $16,876 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,605
Pennsylvania 1,726
Maryland 676
Delaware 183
District of Columbia 67

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant 6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 4,145
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,373
Radiologist Assistant 1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 375
Anesthesiologist Assistant 371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 157
Lactation Consultant 49

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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