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2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate 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 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.
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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 2023 rankings named Mount Wachusett Community College the best value school in the New England Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate 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. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $9,131 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MWCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,757 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 suburb of Haverhill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,472 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at NECC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $6,740.
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Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Massasoit Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden undergraduate students pay an average of $14,870 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out an average of $8,791 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Southern Maine Community College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,677 a year.
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Massachusetts Bay Community College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year.
Quinsigamond Community College 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. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 a year.
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Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford 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 #9 on the list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute are $15,856 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Porter and Chester Institute carry an average student debtload of $9,362. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $97.
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Community College of Vermont ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. CCV is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.
CCV undergraduate students pay an average of $13,640 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CCV take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $5,518.
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 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors for Medical Assisting
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
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 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.