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

2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the online medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Our analysis found San Juan College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southwest Region . SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

Of the 39 students majoring in medical assisting at SJC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SJC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,593.

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#2

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from OCCC carry an average student debtload of $12,168.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Oklahoma City Community College

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Estrella Mountain Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Estrella Mountain Community College Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,214
Texas 9,187
Oklahoma 1,297
New Mexico 657

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 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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