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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 83,587 allied health & medical assisting services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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 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 Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.


 

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 79% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Ohio State take out an average of $19,222 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $353, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 80% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at UCONN take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,075. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $369, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Tucson landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, medical assisting graduates from PMI Tucson carry an average student debt load of $23,411.

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#4

Widener University

Chester, PA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Widener take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,899.

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#5

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntington.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Huntington University Report

#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#7

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SAC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

About 86% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#8

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Cedarville University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Cedarville.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

Newberry College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Newberry, Newberry College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 20% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Newberry College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,001.

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With a ranking of #10, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services by Region

View the Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 31 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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