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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 875 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd 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. 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 48 students majoring in medical assisting at BHCC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Millennium Training Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Massachusetts. Millennium Training Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woburn.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middlesex Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Massachusetts. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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

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#4

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.

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North Shore Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Greenfield 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 basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

Of the 10 students majoring in medical assisting at Greenfield Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

About 75% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Springfield Technical 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 basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 300
Connecticut 933
Rhode Island 236
New Hampshire 47
Vermont 39

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 13 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).

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