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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$12,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 83,587 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Union County College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

Union County College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,562 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. RCSJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Sewell.

RCSJ undergraduate students pay an average of $5,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology are $14,175 per year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Allegany College of Maryland landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Allegany College of Maryland are $11,060 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public college with a small student population.

Pennsylvania Highlands undergraduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.

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Community College of Philadelphia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 a year.

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Community College of Beaver County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $19,350 per year.

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Medical Career Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Medical Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ocean.

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#8

ASI Career Institute

Turnersville, NJ

ASI Career Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Turnersville, ASI Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,605
Pennsylvania 1,726
New Jersey 1,749
Maryland 676
Delaware 183
District of Columbia 67

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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 16 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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