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Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri

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

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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 Missouri. With 862 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Missouri 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 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular school in Missouri for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bridgeton.

About 87% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Ozarks Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in medical assisting at OTC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from OTC take out $14,596 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Of the 34 students majoring in medical assisting at MCC, 21% are male and 79% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from MCC take out $14,228 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

#4

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

Out of the 23 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, St Charles Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cottleville.

Of the 19 students majoring in medical assisting at SCC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#5

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Out of the 23 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. JeffCo is a small public school located in the rural area of Hillsboro.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from JeffCo carry an average student debt load of $15,054.

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State Technical College of Missouri ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

Of the 22 students majoring in medical assisting at STC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from STC carry an average student debt load of $9,209.

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#7

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Crowder 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Crowder College take out an average of $15,361 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Crowder College Report

St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. SLCHC is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fenton.

Women make up 81% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at SLCHC accumulate an average of around $21,601 in student debt.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Report

Missouri Western State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph.

Women make up 83% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Missouri Western take out an average of $16,109 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

Mineral Area College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri ranking. MAC is a small public school located in the town of Park Hills.

Women make up 75% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 945
Minnesota 1,014
South Dakota 123
Iowa 477
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 208

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 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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