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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$5,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Jersey to see which basic certificate 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

#1

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Our analysis found Union County College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Jersey. 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.

Union County College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey list.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Piscataway, AIMS Education is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical Career Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ocean, Medical Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Prism Career Institute, Cherry Hill is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Prism Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cherry Hill.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Prism Career Institute, Cherry Hill Report

The excellent basic certificate programs at Prism Career Institute, West Atlantic City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of West Atlantic City, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

ASI Career Institute

Turnersville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ASI Career Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. ASI Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Turnersville.

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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 7 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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