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Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

Our analysis found Ross College-Sylvania to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Sylvania, Ross College-Sylvania is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in medical assisting at Ross College-Sylvania, 3% are male and 97% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Ross College-Sylvania carry an average student debtload of $12,231.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Herzing University - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 94% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Madison take out $21,467 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means James A Rhodes State College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

Women make up 79% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Rhodes State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,443.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Southwest Tech take out an average of $8,402 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Akron. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Herzing Akron take out $21,467 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Herzing University - Brookfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in medical assisting at Herzing University - Brookfield, 20% are male and 80% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Herzing University - Brookfield take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,467.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

Of the 54 students majoring in medical assisting at Rasmussen University - Illinois, 2% are male and 98% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $21,482 in student debt.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin take out $21,482 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Herzing University - Kenosha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Herzing University - Kenosha is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Herzing University - Kenosha accumulate an average of around $21,467 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online allied health & medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,947
Indiana 2,822
Wisconsin 1,293
Ohio 2,876
Illinois 2,871

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

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 9 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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