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Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

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$23,873 Avg Salary
$9,802 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Fortis College - Norfolk the most popular school in Virginia for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Norfolk, Fortis College - Norfolk is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Fortis College - Norfolk take out an average of $9,238 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $58.

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Our analysis found Fortis College - Richmond to be the most popular school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Fortis College - Richmond is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

Of the 24 students majoring in medical assisting at Fortis College - Richmond, 4% are male and 96% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Fortis College - Richmond take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,238. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $58.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at American National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Virginia. American National University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

Medical Assisting majors at American National University take out an average of $13,468 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Eastern Virginia Career College

Fredericksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Virginia Career College is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Eastern Virginia Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Eastern Virginia Career College carry an average student debt load of $7,214.

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ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at ECPI University take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,304.

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Eastern Shore Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. ESCC is a fairly small public school located in the remote area of Melfa.

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Chester Career College

CHESTER, VA

Chester Career College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Richmond School of Health and Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of CHESTER.

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Tidewater Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Tennessee 1,693
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
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 9 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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