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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

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

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 379 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

Our analysis found State Technical College of Missouri to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at STC accumulate an average of around $15,704 in student debt.

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#2

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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The excellent associate degree programs at WellSpring School of Allied Health - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Missouri. WellSpring - Springfield is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. CMU CLAS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.

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#5

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concorde Career Colleges is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Concorde Career Colleges accumulate an average of around $30,307 in student debt.

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WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, WellSpring - Kansas City is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Ozarks Technical 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 #7 on the list. OTC is a large public school located in the city of Springfield.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from OTC carry an average student debtload of $20,741.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from MCC take out $21,728 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Cox 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Medical Assisting majors at Saint Louis Community College take out an average of $16,276 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Nebraska 124
Kansas 195
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 14

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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 21 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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