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2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

13 Ranked Colleges
285 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking.

Health Sciences & Services is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 31,648 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,571 and had an average of $24,129 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,786 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,844 and $20,786 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 285 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in health sciences and services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health sciences and services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the New England Region

#1

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Roxbury Community College is a small public school situated in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. It awarded 78 associates’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

Roxbury Community College also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $11,489 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students per year to attend Roxbury Community College.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Roxbury Community College

#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 40 associates’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $10,647 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

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#3

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holyoke Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and it awarded 40 associates’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

Holyoke Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $7,718 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students per year to attend Holyoke Community College.

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#4

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cape Cod Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cape Cod Community College is a public institution located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cape Cod Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $8,266 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students per year to attend Cape Cod Community College.

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#5

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. NHTI is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 31 associates’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College is $19,717 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#11 in overall quality

York County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. York County Community College is a small public school situated in Wells, Maine. It awarded 14 associates’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students.

Full York County Community College Health Sciences & Services Report

#7

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Springfield Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

STCC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,943 for new england region associate degree health science students per year to attend Springfield Technical Community College.

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#8

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts

Northern Essex Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2019-2020.

NECC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Essex Community College is $8,364 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students.

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#9

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Middlesex Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Bedford, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Middlesex Community College also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex Community College is $5,619 for new england region associate degree health science students.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Middlesex Community College

#10

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts

Quinsigamond Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 5 associates’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinsigamond Community College also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for new england region associate degree health science students.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Quinsigamond Community College

#11

Bay State College

Boston, Massachusetts

Bay State College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree health science students list, Bay State College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bay State College is $31,777 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students.

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#12

Community College of Vermont

Montpelier, Vermont
#13 in overall quality

Community College of Vermont landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Montpelier, Vermont, and it awarded 3 associates’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

CCV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Vermont is $10,798 for New England Region Associate Degree Health Science students.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at CCV

#13

Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Fisher College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fisher College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,204 for new england region associate degree health science students per year to attend Fisher College.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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