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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$5,752 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 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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.


 

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BHCC are $5,280 a 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 Massachusetts.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $5,760 per year.

MWCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Springfield Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year.

STCC also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenfield Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Greenfield Community College are $5,642 a year.

Greenfield Community College also made our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cape Cod Community College are $5,592 per year.

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Middlesex Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $6,098 per year.

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#8

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol 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 #8 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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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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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Holyoke Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holyoke Community College are $5,570 a year.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges 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 12 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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