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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1,586 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the medical assisting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for allied health & medical assisting services students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. National University College is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon.

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#3

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 1,586 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the # 3 spot on the list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

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#4

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Northwest Career College

Las Vegas, NV

Northwest Career College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. Northwest Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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With a ranking of #7, The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. CHCP - Northwest is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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#8

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Unitek College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.

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With a ranking of #9, Mountainland Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Concorde Career College - Memphis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Memphis, Concorde Career College - Memphis is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Pima Medical Institute - Tucson did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#12

Hunter Business School

Levittown, NY

Hunter Business School ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Hunter Business School is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Levittown.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Southern Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, Southern Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Huntington Park.

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American Career College - Los Angeles came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. American Career College - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#17

Mildred Elley NYC

New York, NY

Mildred Elley NYC did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Mildred Elley NYC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#18

Allen School - Brooklyn

Brooklyn, NY

Allen School - Brooklyn came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Allen School - Brooklyn is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #19, Southwest University at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the large city of El Paso, Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #20, American Career College - Anaheim did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Anaheim, American Career College - Anaheim is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#21

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Florida Vocational Institute ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Florida Vocational Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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Tulsa Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #23 on the list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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PCI Health Training Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, PCI Health Training Center is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#25

UEI College-Gardena

Gardena, CA

UEI College-Gardena ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Gardena, UEI College-Gardena is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#27

UEI College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA
#30

UEI College-Fresno

Fresno, CA
#31

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA
#32

Allen School - Jamaica

Jamaica, NY
#41

UEI College-Riverside

Riverside, CA
#45

New Age Training

New York, NY
#48

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1586 different United States allied health & medical assisting services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 United Education Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA
53 Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV
53 Downey Adult School Downey, CA
55 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
56 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
57 School Removed
57 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
59 American Career College - Ontario Ontario, CA
60 Southern Technical College Fort Myers, FL
60 Pima Medical Institute - Seattle Seattle, WA
62 Southern Careers Institute - Pharr Pharr, TX
63 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS
63 Lincoln Technical Institute - Allentown Allentown, PA
65 UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
66 Remington College - Dallas Campus Dallas, TX
66 CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin, TX
68 United Education Institute-UEI College Stockton Stockton, CA
69 Lincoln Technical Institute - Somerville Somerville, MA
70 Institute of Technology Clovis, CA
71 The College of Health Care Professions - Austin Austin, TX
72 Pima Medical Institute - Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA
73 North-West College - Riverside Riverside, CA
74 Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Mateo, CA
75 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA
75 Fortis College - Landover Landover, MD
75 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX
78 Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
78 Ross College-Sylvania Sylvania, OH
80 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
81 Florida Career College - Orlando Orlando, FL
82 United Education Institute-Anaheim Garden Grove, CA
83 Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville Brownsville, TX
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85 The College of Health Care Professions - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
86 Concorde Career College - San Diego San Diego, CA
87 North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
87 Blue Cliff College - Metairie Metairie, LA
89 The College of Health Care Professions - McAllen Campus McAllen, TX
90 Florida Career College - West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
91 Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL
91 Southern Careers Institute - Waco Waco, TX
91 United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos Oceanside, CA
94 Pima Medical Institute - El Paso El Paso, TX
95 South College Knoxville, TN
95 United Education Institute-Ontario Ontario, CA
97 Florida Career College - Hialeah Hialeah, FL
98 Carrington College, Phoenix North Phoenix, AZ
98 Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
100 Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
100 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
102 Concorde Career College - Aurora Aurora, CO
103 Concorde Career College - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
104 Pima Medical Institute - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
105 American Institute - Clifton CLIFTON, NJ
106 South Texas Training Center San Benito, TX
107 Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette, LA
107 United Education Institute-West Covina West Covina, CA
109 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
110 Concorde Career College - Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA
110 Houston Community College Houston, TX
112 Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles, CA
112 North Seattle College Seattle, WA
114 Southern Careers Institute - Austin Austin, TX
114 Institute of Technology Salem, OR
114 Arizona College - Mesa Mesa, AZ
117 Fortis College - Columbus Westerville, OH
117 Altierus Career College - Norcross Norcross, GA
119 Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA
120 The College of Health Care Professions - Dallas Dallas, TX
120 Concorde Career College - North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA
120 High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA
120 Hawaii Medical College Honolulu, HI
120 Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen Harlingen, TX
125 Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford Bridgeport, CT
125 Concorde Career College - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
125 Eastwick College - Ramsey Ramsey, NJ
125 Rasmussen University - Illinois Rockford, IL
125 Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA
130 Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) San Antonio, TX
131 Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln Lincoln, RI
132 Florida Career College - Margate Margate, FL
132 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
134 Concorde Career Institute - Tampa Tampa, FL
134 Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale Lakes, FL
136 Concorde Career College - Dallas Dallas, TX
136 Florida Career College - Tampa Tampa, FL
138 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
138 Concorde Career College - Southaven Southaven, MS
140 Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside, CA
140 Fortis Institute - Towson Towson, MD
142 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
142 Florida Career College - Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, FL
142 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
145 CBD College Los Angeles, CA
145 Remington College - North Houston Campus Houston, TX
145 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
145 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
149 Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
149 Advantage Career Institute Eatontown, NJ
149 Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
149 ASI Career Institute Turnersville, NJ
153 Rasmussen University - Minnesota St. Cloud, MN
153 The College of Health Care Professions - South San Antonio San Antonio, TX
155 Altierus Career College - Bissonnet Houston, TX
156 Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA
156 Intellitec College - Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO
158 Fortis College - Smyrna Smyrna, GA
158 Fortis College Mobile, AL
160 Pima Medical Institute - Aurora Aurora, CO
160 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
162 Florida Career College Pembroke Pines, FL
162 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL
164 Brookline College - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
165 Carrington College, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
165 Stanbridge University Irvine, CA
165 North-West College - West Covina West Covina, CA
165 Carrington College, Sacramento Sacramento, CA
169 Concorde Career Institute - Miramar Miramar, FL
169 Lamson Institute San Antonio, TX
171 Fortis Institute - Houston Houston, TX
171 Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock Little Rock, AR
171 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
171 Concorde Career Colleges Kansas City, MO
171 Florida Career College - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
176 Fortis College - Houston Houston, TX
176 University of Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA
176 Concorde Career College - Portland Portland, OR
179 EduMed Partners Goodlettsville, TN
180 South Texas College McAllen, TX
180 Remington College - Memphis Campus Memphis, TN
182 Carrington College, Spokane Spokane, WA
183 Nevada Career Institute Las Vegas, NV
183 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
185 MedQuest College Louisville, KY
185 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
187 Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, CA
187 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
187 Baker College Owosso, MI
187 Fox College Tinley Park, IL
187 Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK
192 Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL
192 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
194 Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood, CA
195 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
196 Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR
196 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen McAllen, TX
198 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
199 Ross Medical Education Center - Grand Rapids North Grand Rapids, MI
200 Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe West Monroe, LA
201 Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL
201 Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Fort Worth, TX
201 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Shelton, CT
201 RGV Careers Pharr, TX
201 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
201 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
201 Dawn Career Institute LLC Newark, DE
208 Carrington College, Portland Portland, OR
209 Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK
209 Unitech Training Academy-Houma Houma, LA
209 Fortis College - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA
212 Remington College - Shreveport Campus Shreveport, LA
212 Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT
214 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
214 Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA
214 Fortis Institute - Birmingham Birmingham, AL
214 Concorde Career Institute - Orlando Orlando, FL
218 Southeastern College - Charlotte Charlotte, NC
218 North-West College - Anaheim Anaheim, CA
218 Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA
218 Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA
218 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
223 Florida Career College - Miami Miami, FL
224 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
224 Fortis College - Montgomery Montgomery, AL
224 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
227 Woodruff Medical Training and Testing Tucker, GA
227 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
227 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
227 Parkland College Champaign, IL
227 Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown Moorestown, NJ
232 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
232 Western Technical College El Paso, TX
232 Blue Cliff College - Alexandria Alexandria, LA
235 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
235 Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
235 Central Coast College Salinas, CA
235 Access Careers Hempstead, NY

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
239 Herzing University - Brookfield Brookfield, WI
240 Mandl School - The College of Allied Health New York, NY
240 Allen School - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
240 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX
243 Southeastern College - Charleston North Charleston, SC
244 CET, Salinas Salinas, CA
244 Heartland Community College Normal, IL
244 Ross Medical Education Center - Roosevelt Park Roosevelt Park, MI
247 West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown Morgantown, WV
247 Remington College - Cleveland Campus Cleveland, OH
247 American Institute - Toms River Toms River, NJ
247 National Career College Panorama City, CA
247 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
247 Fortis Institute - Wayne Wayne, NJ
253 Renton Technical College Renton, WA
253 Carrington College, Boise Boise, ID
253 Carrington College-San Leandro San Leandro, CA
253 Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX
253 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
258 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
258 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
258 Ross Medical Education Center - Flint Flint, MI
258 Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain New Britain, CT
258 Central Penn College Summerdale, PA
258 First Institute of Travel, Inc Crystal Lake, IL
264 Carrington College, Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
264 Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL
264 Ross Medical Education Center - Kentwood Kentwood, MI
264 Fortis Institute - Nashville Nashville, TN
268 Cambridge Junior College-Yuba City Yuba City, CA
268 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
268 Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL
271 Unitek College Hayward, CA
271 Carrington College, Reno Reno, NV
271 New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants Long Island City, NY
271 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
271 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
271 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
277 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK
278 Blue Cliff College - Gulfport Gulfport, MS
278 North-West College - Pomona Pomona, CA
278 Brookline College - Tempe Tempe, AZ
281 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Dover, DE
281 Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL
281 University of Providence Great Falls, MT
284 Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing, PA
284 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
284 Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI
284 Fortis College - Dothan Dothan, AL
288 Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland, KY
288 San Juan College Farmington, NM
288 Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA
288 Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin Iselin, NJ
292 Northeast Technical Institute Scarborough, ME
292 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
292 Intellitec College - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
292 Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA
292 Astrodome Career Centers Houston, TX
292 IBMC College Fort Collins, CO
292 Western Technical College El Paso, TX
292 Miller-Motte College Raleigh Raleigh, NC
292 Apollo Career Center Lima, OH
292 San Jose City College San Jose, CA
302 Dorsey College, Dearborn Detroit, MI
302 Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ
302 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
302 Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA
302 Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA
302 Herzing University - Madison Madison, WI
302 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
309 Miller-Motte College Conway Conway, SC
309 Carrington College-Mesa Mesa, AZ
309 Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA
309 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
309 American National University Salem, VA
309 Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus Paramus, NJ
309 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH
309 MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
309 Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont, TX

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 26 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 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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