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2023 Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Iowa

16 Colleges
$31,039 Avg Salary
$11,610 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 6th in Iowa. In fact, 477 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

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The Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

Our analysis found Mercy College of Health Sciences to be the best school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in Iowa. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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#4

Hamilton Technical College

Davenport, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamilton Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Hamilton Technical College 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 Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

Southeastern Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

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#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

Marshalltown Community College 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 rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Ross College-Quad Cities

Davenport, IA

Ross College-Quad Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Ross College-Quad Cities is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Davenport.

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With a ranking of #10, North Iowa Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the town of Mason City.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 945
Missouri 862
Minnesota 1,014
South Dakota 123
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 208

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
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

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 16 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).

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