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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

38 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 84,030 allied health and medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the New England Region 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.

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

Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in medical assisting at New England Tech, 27% are male and 73% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from New England Tech carry an average student debt load of $23,281. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $398, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Shore Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $26,346 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the New England Region . MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Of the 48 students majoring in medical assisting at MWCC, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at MWCC take out an average of $17,394 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Goodwin College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the New England Region . Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

About 81% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 19% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Goodwin accumulate an average of around $31,352 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kennebec Valley Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 12% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Kennebec Valley Community College accumulate an average of around $17,783 in student debt.

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River Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Claremont.

Women make up 77% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from NH Community Technical College - Claremont take out $29,791 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from STCC carry an average student debt load of $14,149.

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With a ranking of #8, Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in medical assisting at Naugatuck Valley Community College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Naugatuck Valley Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,189.

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Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CCRI is a large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

Of the 25 students majoring in medical assisting at CCRI, 32% are male and 68% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at CCRI accumulate an average of around $18,969 in student debt.

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#8

Bay State College

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #8, Bay State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 48% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Bay State College carry an average student debt load of $36,855.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 875
Maine 300
Connecticut 933
Rhode Island 236
New Hampshire 47
Vermont 39

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,439
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,406
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 106
Anesthesiologist Assistant 82
Lactation Consultant 42

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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