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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

35 Colleges
$9,562 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 York. With 3,605 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 York

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bronx Community College the best value school in New York for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. BCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $5,206 per year.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from LaGuardia carry an average student debtload of $9,575.

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#3

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Nassau Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Nassau Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New York list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 a year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Suffolk County Community College take out $9,579 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Suffolk County Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Orange County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in New York. Located in the city of Middletown, SUNY Orange is a public school with a small student population.

SUNY Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $6,262 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SUNY Orange take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,833.

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Genesee Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. GCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Batavia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCC are $5,440 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from GCC take out $12,254 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Niagara County Community College 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. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara County Community College are $6,165 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Niagara County Community College take out $12,168 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Herkimer County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the rural area of Herkimer, Herkimer College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herkimer College are $5,776 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Herkimer College take out $14,581 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Onondaga Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Syracuse.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Kingsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KCC are $5,252 a year. Medical Assisting majors at KCC take out an average of $11,555 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, KCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New York ranking.

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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
Pennsylvania 1,726
New Jersey 1,749
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 25 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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