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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$11,033 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 Massachusetts. With 875 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd 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. 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 Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Wachusett Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical assisting graduates from MWCC take out $10,168 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

MWCC also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $5,520 per year. Medical Assisting majors at STCC take out an average of $9,368 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

STCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,093.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Shore Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in Massachusetts.

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#4

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

The excellent associate degree programs at Berkshire Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $5,492 per year.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $5,280 per year.

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Middlesex Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Quinsigamond Community College are $5,830 a year.

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Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Quincy College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quincy College are $7,344 per year.

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Bay State College

Boston, MA

Bay State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bay State College are $29,500 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Bay State College accumulate an average of around $21,802 in student debt.

Bay State College also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fisher College are $34,150 per year.

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

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 300
Connecticut 933
Rhode Island 236
New Hampshire 47
Vermont 39

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health & medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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 10 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).

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