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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$11,727 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 New England 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

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MWCC are $10,680 a year.

MWCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Springfield Technical Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, STCC also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenfield Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

Greenfield Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,762 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Greenfield Community College also did well on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter Oak State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Charter Oak State College are $10,796 per year.

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#6

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

With a ranking of #6, Tunxis Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tunxis Community College are $14,220 a year.

Tunxis Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, North Shore Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year.

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#8

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the small city of West Barnstable.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cape Cod Community College are $10,536 per year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cape Cod Community College Report

#9

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

With a ranking of #9, Quincy College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,344 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Quincy College

Middlesex Community College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,170 per year.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 875
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

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 19 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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