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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

99 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

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

With 84,492 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 99 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Clarion University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Clarion University accumulate an average of around $24,128 in student debt.

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Out of the 99 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $24,710 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Delaware Tech carry an average student debtload of $15,163.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastwick College - Ramsey is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ramsey.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Eastwick College - Ramsey accumulate an average of around $24,942 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Long Island City.

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#6

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Widener carry an average student debtload of $20,552.

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University of Pittsburgh - Titusville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the town of Titusville, Pitt Titusville is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Pitt Titusville take out an average of $25,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Harcum College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Harcum College accumulate an average of around $29,556 in student debt.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

Central Penn College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Central Penn is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Summerdale.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Central Penn accumulate an average of around $24,631 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $190.

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#11

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

With a ranking of #11, Union County College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Union County College accumulate an average of around $25,040 in student debt.

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#12

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Essex County College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Essex carry an average student debtload of $19,421.

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#13

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Nassau Community College accumulate an average of around $24,785 in student debt.

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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,077.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Services students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
16 Howard Community College Columbia, MD
17 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA
18 Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD
19 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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