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Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas

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

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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

In 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services students earned 500 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 Arkansas.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Women make up 84% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from A-State carry an average student debt load of $15,693.

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#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

Of the 45 students majoring in medical assisting at ATU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at ATU accumulate an average of around $17,319 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public school with a small student population.

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

On average, medical assisting graduates from SouthArk take out $9,192 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of De Queen, UA Cossatot is a public college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 10% are male.

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NorthWest Arkansas 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 #6 on the list. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

Of the 11 students majoring in medical assisting at NWACC, 9% are male and 91% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at NWACC accumulate an average of around $14,092 in student debt.

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Arkansas State University - Beebe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the fringe town of Beebe, ASU-Beebe is a public school with a small student population.

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Arkansas State University Mid-South landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of West Memphis, ASU Mid-South is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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East Arkansas 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 town of Forrest City, East Arkansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
Tennessee 1,693
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
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 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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