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Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$16,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,873 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

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

Our analysis found Raritan Valley Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RVCC are $7,296 a year.

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#2

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Salem County College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Carneys Point.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salem County College are $6,930 a year.

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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Union County College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union County College are $10,562 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Union County College is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Jersey.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Eastwick College - Nutley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Eastwick College - Nutley is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Nutley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastwick College - Nutley are $15,327 a year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $68.

Eastwick College - Nutley also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Eastwick College - Ramsey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ramsey.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastwick College - Ramsey are $17,166 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from Eastwick College - Ramsey take out $9,930 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Eastwick College - Hackensack came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastwick College - Hackensack are $17,424 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $84.

Eastwick College - Hackensack did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey list.

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#7

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Berkeley College - Woodland Park are $27,138 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,085. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $82, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey list.

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#8

Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville take out an average of $8,638 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $71, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Healthcare Training Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Healthcare Training Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Union.

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#8

Central Career School

South Plainfield, NJ

Central Career School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Central Career School is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of South Plainfield.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Central Career School take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,787.

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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 20 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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