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Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.


 

Check out the medical assisting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Ana College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in medical assisting at SAC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Santa Ana College Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in medical assisting at Spokane Community College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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

#3

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highline College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Highline is a small public school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.

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

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

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,701
California 12,401
Oregon 882
Nevada 1,323
Alaska 191
Hawaii 209

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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 3 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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