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

13 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 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.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Clearwater.

Of the 239 students majoring in medical assisting at UMA Clearwater, 5% are male and 95% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at UMA Clearwater take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,679.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in medical assisting at WVJC Morgantown, 4% are male and 96% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from WVJC Morgantown take out $8,503 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at American National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from American National University take out $24,063 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Herzing University - Atlanta helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Herzing University - Atlanta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Atlanta carry an average student debtload of $21,467.

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Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Kenner landed the # 5 spot on the list. Herzing University - Kenner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Metairie.

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

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With a ranking of #6, American National University - Lexington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. ANU Lexington is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Pikeville.

Women make up 91% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Herzing University - Birmingham came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Herzing University - Birmingham is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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

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Vance-Granville Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.

Women make up 71% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Herzing University - Winter Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Herzing University - Winter Park is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.

Of the 35 students majoring in medical assisting at Herzing University - Winter Park, 31% are male and 69% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Winter Park carry an average student debtload of $21,467.

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#10

Mountain State College

Parkersburg, WV

With a ranking of #10, Mountain State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. Mountain State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Parkersburg.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,571
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
Tennessee 1,693
Mississippi 664

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 13 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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