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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Charleston the best school in West Virginia for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.
While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at UC accumulate an average of around $13,324 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, medical assisting graduates from WVJC Morgantown take out $8,503 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.
On average, medical assisting graduates from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College take out $14,256 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
The excellent associate degree programs at West Virginia Junior College - Charleston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in West Virginia. WVJC Charleston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Cross Lanes.
Out of the 13 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Medical Assisting majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out an average of $15,852 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
With a ranking of #6, West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Bridgeport, WVJC Bridgeport is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Mountwest Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list. MCTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Huntington.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at MCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,780.
BridgeValley Community & Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Mountain State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Mountain State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Parkersburg.
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West Virginia Northern Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.
Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 774 |
Georgia | 2,571 |
Arkansas | 500 |
North Carolina | 1,765 |
Florida | 6,643 |
Louisiana | 2,022 |
Virginia | 1,147 |
Alabama | 1,021 |
Kentucky | 1,120 |
Tennessee | 1,693 |
Mississippi | 664 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Rankings by Major
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Focus Areas
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 Majors Related to Medical Assisting
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 13 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.
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