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Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$23,873 Avg Salary
$9,802 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts carry an average student debtload of $7,057. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $69.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Monica College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

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Explore the most popular online allied health & medical assisting services schools 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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