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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Virginia

21 Colleges
$33,092 Avg Salary
$16,000 Avg Student Debt

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,147 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a .

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American National University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Virginia list. American National University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

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The excellent programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health & medical assisting services schools in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fortis College - Richmond is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students. Fortis College - Richmond is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis College - Norfolk. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Fortis College - Norfolk is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

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#8

Eastern Virginia Career College

Fredericksburg, VA

Eastern Virginia Career College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Eastern Virginia Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg.

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#9

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southwest Virginia Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Cedar Bluff, Southwest Virginia is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
Tennessee 1,693
Mississippi 664

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 21 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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