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Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey

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$33,375 Avg Salary
$17,477 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 1,749 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.


 

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Eastwick College - Ramsey to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ramsey.

Of the 140 students majoring in medical assisting at Eastwick College - Ramsey, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Eastwick College - Ramsey take out an average of $16,876 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in medical assisting at TESU, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Union County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 32% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Union County College carry an average student debt load of $13,770.

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#3

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in medical assisting at Essex, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#5

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Berkeley College - Woodland Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in medical assisting at Berkeley College - Woodland Park, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out an average of $15,844 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

About 65% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 35% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,352.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastwick College - Hackensack did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

Of the 15 students majoring in medical assisting at Eastwick College - Hackensack, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Mercer County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in medical assisting at Mercer County Community College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Hudson County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. HCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

Of the 16 students majoring in medical assisting at HCCC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,605
Pennsylvania 1,726
Maryland 676
Delaware 183
District of Columbia 67

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 23 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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