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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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$28,409 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 429 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges.

#1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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Out of the 429 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Memphis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - Memphis is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

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The excellent programs at Southern Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Southern Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Vocational Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida Vocational Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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South Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, United Education Institute-Morrow did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the suburb of Morrow, United Education Institute-Morrow is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. UMA Clearwater is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Clearwater.

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#9

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Delta Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Horn Lake, Delta Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

Martinsburg College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Martinsburg College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Martinsburg.

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#11

Southern Technical College

Fort Myers, FL

Southern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #11 on the list. Southern Technical College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Fort Myers.

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Florida Career College - Orlando came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, Florida Career College - Orlando is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Blue Cliff College - Metairie ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Metairie, Blue Cliff College - Metairie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Florida Career College - West Palm Beach ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Palm Beach, Florida Career College - West Palm Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#15

South College

Knoxville, TN

With a ranking of #15, South College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Florida Career College - Hialeah came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, Florida Career College - Hialeah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #18 on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

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Altierus Career College - Norcross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #19 on the list. Altierus Career College - Norcross is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Norcross.

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Florida Career College - Margate ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Margate, Florida Career College - Margate is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Concorde Career Institute - Tampa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Florida Career College - Tampa ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Career College - Tampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.

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Concorde Career College - Southaven ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Southaven, Concorde Career College - Southaven is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Florida Career College - Boynton Beach landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Florida Career College - Boynton Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Boynton Beach.

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#30

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#31

Fortis College - Smyrna

Smyrna, GA
#31

Fortis College

Mobile, AL
#34

Florida Career College

Pembroke Pines, FL
#38

EduMed Partners

Goodlettsville, TN
#40

MedQuest College

Louisville, KY
#40

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
#45

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA
#47

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA
#49

Fortis College - Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 429 different Southeast allied health & medical assisting services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 Concorde Career Institute - Orlando Orlando, FL
52 Fortis Institute - Birmingham Birmingham, AL
54 Southeastern College - Charlotte Charlotte, NC
54 Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA
56 Florida Career College - Miami Miami, FL
57 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
57 Fortis College - Montgomery Montgomery, AL
57 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
60 Woodruff Medical Training and Testing Tucker, GA
60 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
62 Blue Cliff College - Alexandria Alexandria, LA
62 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
64 Southeastern College - Charleston North Charleston, SC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Allied Health Services students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
65 West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown Morgantown, WV
65 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
67 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
67 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
69 Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL
69 Fortis Institute - Nashville Nashville, TN
71 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
72 Blue Cliff College - Gulfport Gulfport, MS
73 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
73 Fortis College - Dothan Dothan, AL
75 Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland, KY
76 Miller-Motte College Raleigh Raleigh, NC
76 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
78 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
78 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
80 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
80 Miller-Motte College Conway Conway, SC
80 American National University Salem, VA
83 Medical Training College Baton Rouge, LA
84 Ayers Career College Shreveport, LA
84 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,571
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
Tennessee 1,693
Mississippi 664

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 26 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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