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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges
$33,375 Avg Salary
$17,477 Avg Student Debt

In 2021-2022, 83,587 allied health & medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Carrington College, Sacramento to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

About 88% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 12% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Carrington College, Sacramento take out an average of $24,624 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Stanbridge University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Stanbridge University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . Stanbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 170 students majoring in medical assisting at Stanbridge, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Stanbridge take out an average of $26,140 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $339.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Stanbridge University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in medical assisting at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $11,360 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Explore the most popular online allied health & medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,701
California 12,401
Oregon 882
Nevada 1,323
Alaska 191
Hawaii 209

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
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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 3 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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