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Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

8 Colleges
$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.

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.

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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American National University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at American National University take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,468.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Atlanta 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 . Herzing University - Atlanta is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Atlanta carry an average student debtload of $19,729.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Hudson, CCCTI is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Vance-Granville 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 Southeast Region . Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

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

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Winter Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Herzing University - Winter Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Winter Park carry an average student debtload of $19,729.

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West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Herzing University - Birmingham landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Herzing University - Birmingham is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Birmingham carry an average student debtload of $19,729.

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American National University - Lexington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. ANU Lexington is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Pikeville.

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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
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
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 8 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).

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