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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,056 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Clarion University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Clarion University carry an average student debtload of $24,128.

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#2

Widener University

Chester, PA

The excellent associate degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Pennsylvania. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Widener take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,552.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Titusville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Titusville, Pitt Titusville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Pitt Titusville accumulate an average of around $25,582 in student debt.

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#4

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harcum College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Harcum College carry an average student debtload of $29,556.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

Central Penn College landed the #6 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.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Central Penn carry an average student debtload of $24,631. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $190, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology 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 #7 on the list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Pennsylvania Institute of Technology take out $27,077 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

Medical Assisting majors at LCCC take out an average of $20,094 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Mercyhurst University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Mercyhurst carry an average student debtload of $28,732.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
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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