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Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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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 Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 176 schools in the Southwest 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.

Our 2023 rankings named The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest the most popular school in the Southwest Region for allied health & medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Houston, CHCP - Northwest is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 176 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Tucson landed the # 2 spot on the list. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tucson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest University at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southwest University at El Paso is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulsa Technology Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend PCI Health Training Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. PCI Health Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Florida Career College - Houston Campus 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. Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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United Education Institute - UEI College - Phoenix ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. UEI College - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Pima Medical Institute - Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, PMI Houston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - Mesa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. PMI Mesa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Mesa.

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The College of Health Care Professions - Southwest Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, CHCP - Southwest Houston is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (SW Military Drive) ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (SW Military Drive) is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The College of Health Care Professions - Fort Worth came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. CHCP - Fort Worth is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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Southern Careers Institute - Pharr did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Remington College - Dallas Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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With a ranking of #15, CyberTex Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. CyberTex Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.

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The College of Health Care Professions - Austin came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. CHCP - Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.

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#18

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health & medical assisting services programs. Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Brownsville.

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The College of Health Care Professions - San Antonio 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 large city of San Antonio, CHCP - San Antonio is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The College of Health Care Professions - McAllen Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of McAllen, CHCP - McAllen Campus is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - Waco came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Careers Institute - Waco is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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Pima Medical Institute - El Paso came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, PMI El Paso is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Carrington College, Phoenix North did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students. It came in at #25 on the list. Carrington College, Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
27 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
28 Concorde Career College - San Antonio San Antonio, TX
29 South Texas Training Center San Benito, TX
30 Houston Community College Houston, TX
31 Arizona College - Mesa Mesa, AZ
31 Southern Careers Institute - Austin Austin, TX
33 Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen Harlingen, TX
33 The College of Health Care Professions - Dallas Dallas, TX
35 Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) San Antonio, TX

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health & medical assisting services schools 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 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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