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Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida

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

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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 Florida. With 6,643 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th 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. 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in Florida 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.

#1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale accumulate an average of around $22,669 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $186, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Report

Out of the 42 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Clearwater, UMA Clearwater is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

On average, medical assisting graduates from UMA Clearwater take out $15,679 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater

The in-demand associate degree programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Florida. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

About 82% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 18% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at FSCJ take out an average of $11,887 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Florida State College at Jacksonville Report

#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Broward College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. BC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 53% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Tampa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list. South University, Tampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

Of the 39 students majoring in medical assisting at South University, Tampa, 36% are male and 64% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at South University, Tampa accumulate an average of around $22,616 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $195, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Medical Assisting majors at MDC take out an average of $13,173 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

About 83% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 17% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Daytona State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,928.

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With a ranking of #8, State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bradenton.

Women make up 71% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Report

#9

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

St Petersburg College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of St. Petersburg.

Women make up 70% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at SPC accumulate an average of around $13,406 in student debt.

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

#10

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Polk State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list. Polk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winter Haven.

Women make up 85% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Polk State take out an average of $13,783 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
West Virginia 810
Virginia 1,147
Louisiana 2,022
Tennessee 1,693
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
Mississippi 664

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 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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