Find Trade Colleges

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$13,805 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,854 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 84,030 allied health and medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

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

Our analysis found Mount Wachusett Community College to be the best value school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,588 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $10,777 in student debt.

MWCC also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,745 a year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,328 per year. On average, medical assisting graduates from NECC take out $10,020 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Massasoit Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,431.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Massasoit Community College Report

Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are $16,327 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,124.

Read More…

#6

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Southern Maine Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.

Read More…

#7

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MassBay Community College are $10,320 a year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Massachusetts Bay Community College Report

Quinsigamond Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Stratford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute are $15,775 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Porter and Chester Institute accumulate an average of around $12,054 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $82.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford

#10

Community College of Vermont

Montpelier, VT

Community College of Vermont landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. CCV is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCV are $13,640 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CCV take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,996.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Community College of Vermont Report

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools 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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,439
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,406
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 106
Anesthesiologist Assistant 82
Lactation Consultant 42

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.