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Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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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 Massachusetts. With 875 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,093.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at North Shore Community College

Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Of the 50 students majoring in medical assisting at MWCC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $10,168 in student debt.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Mount Wachusett Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Springfield Technical Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in medical assisting at STCC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at STCC take out an average of $9,368 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Springfield Technical Community College

#4

Bay State College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 42% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Bay State College accumulate an average of around $21,802 in student debt.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

Women make up 94% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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

Quinsigamond Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

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

#7

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#8

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Quincy College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.

Women make up 67% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Quincy College

Middlesex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

#9

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Fisher College

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health & medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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 10 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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