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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 1,014 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Minnesota to see which basic certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Century College the most popular school in Minnesota for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

About 55% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 45% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Minnesota. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

About 57% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#4

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Inver Hills Community College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in medical assisting at IHCC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 24 students majoring in medical assisting at Hennepin Technical College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 69% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

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

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Riverland Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Austin, Riverland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 945
Missouri 862
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 16 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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