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2026 Best Value Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist](/majors/health-care-professions/health-medical-administrative-services/medical-health-management-and-clinical-assistant-specialist/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist students.

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• Best Value Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Best Value Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools

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Career Technical Institute
Washington, DC

$9,500 Avg Student Debt

$30,227 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Career Technical Institute, our #1 best value for medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region. Career Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Medical/health Management & Clinical Assistant/specialist graduates carry a median of $9,500 in student loans. Medical/health Management & Clinical Assistant/specialist graduates of Career Technical Institute earn a median of $20,308 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $9,500 median debt.

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Widener University Main Campus
Chester, PA

$55,730 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,561 Avg Student Debt

$70,920 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist will find it at Widener University Main Campus, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener University Main Campus is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $55,730 in tuition and fees. Medical/health Management & Clinical Assistant/specialist graduates carry a median of $26,561 in student loans. Early-career medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist graduates make about $60,864. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Widener University Main Campus admits about 71% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.