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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You
In 2021-2022, 83,587 allied health & medical assisting services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1,302 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the United States
Check out the medical assisting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Trade Schools in Allied Health Services
Our 2023 rankings named Bay Area Medical Academy the best school in the United States for allied health & medical assisting services students. Bay Area Medical Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Southeastern Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of South Easton.
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Out of the 1,302 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Unitek College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hayward.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanbridge University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Irvine, Stanbridge is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unitek College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of South San Francisco.
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Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Mateo.
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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University of Providence landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health & medical assisting services programs. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.
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Florida Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Fort Myers, Florida Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
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Millennium Training Institute came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. Millennium Training Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.
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American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. AIMS Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Piscataway.
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With a ranking of #14, Unitek College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fremont.
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With a ranking of #16, Bunker Hill Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.
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Northwestern University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health & medical assisting services programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Northeast Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #18 on the list. Northeast Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Scarborough.
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CBD College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Community Based Education and Development is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Britain.
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Herzing University - Brookfield ranked #21 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookfield.
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Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton ranked #22 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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MotoRing Technical Training Institute landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health & medical assisting services programs. MTTI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Seekonk.
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Lincoln Technical Institute - Allentown came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. Lincoln Tech - Allentown is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Allentown.
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CCI Training Center, Arlington landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, CCI Training Center is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1302 different United States allied health & medical assisting services schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Services students that almost earned our Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools award.
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to 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
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.