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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Tulsa Technology Center to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Out of the 66 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, CyberTex Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. CyberTex Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 128 students majoring in medical assisting at CyberTex Institute of Technology, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#4

South Texas Training Center

San Benito, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Texas Training Center is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of San Benito, South Texas Training Center is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Concorde Career College - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 85 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - San Antonio, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#6

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

Lamson Institute 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Lamson Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in medical assisting at Lamson Institute, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Concorde Career College - Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career College - Dallas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Brookline College - Phoenix landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Brookline College - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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

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#9

Allen School - Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Allen School - Phoenix ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Allen School - Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Brookline College - Tempe landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Tempe, Brookline College - Tempe is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont, TX
12 CCI Training Center, Arlington Arlington, TX
13 RGV Careers Pharr, TX

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,214
Texas 9,187
Oklahoma 1,297
New Mexico 657

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

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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