2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 84,492 allied health and medical assisting services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 372 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
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Our analysis found Unitek College to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Unitek College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hayward.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Providence is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Great Falls.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Millennium Training Institute is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Millennium Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woburn.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools list. AIMS Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Piscataway.
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Unitek College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.
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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.
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With a ranking of #8, Bay Area Medical Academy did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Bay Area Medical Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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CCI Training Center, Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Arlington, CCI Training Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, First Institute of Travel, Inc did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Crystal Lake, First Institute of Travel, Inc. is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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North Seattle College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. North Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.
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EduMed Partners did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. EduMed Partners is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Goodlettsville.
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With a ranking of #13, Oregon Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Oregon Coast Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
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Dixie Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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ASI Career Institute landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Turnersville, ASI Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Columbia Gorge Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Columbia Gorge Community College is a small public school located in the town of The Dalles.
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Butte County Regional Occupational Program ranked #17 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Butte County ROP is a fairly small public school located in the midsize city of Chico.
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With a ranking of #18, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. NWTC is a large public school located in the city of Green Bay.
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Tulsa Technology Center came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
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Downey Adult School landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Downey, Downey Adult School is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #21, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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Cabarrus College of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Concord.
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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.
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Oakton Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #25, Century College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 372 different United States allied health and medical assisting services schools we analyzed.
Rank | College | Location |
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51 | Integrity College of Health | Pasadena, CA |
52 | Rasmussen University - Florida | Ocala, FL |
53 | Concorde Career College - Garden Grove | Garden Grove, CA |
54 | Mayfield College | Cathedral City, CA |
55 | Pioneer Technology Center | Ponca City, OK |
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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56 | DCI Career Institute | Monaca, PA |
57 | Apollo Career Center | Lima, OH |
58 | CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin, TX |
59 | Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA |
60 | Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | McAlester, OK |
61 | Lamson Institute | San Antonio, TX |
62 | Central Coast College | Salinas, CA |
63 | Allen School - Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ |
64 | Milan Institute-Nampa | Nampa, ID |
65 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
66 | Davis Technical College | Kaysville, UT |
67 | Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX |
68 | Concorde Career College - North Hollywood | North Hollywood, CA |
69 | Trident Technical College | Charleston, SC |
70 | Valley College of Medical Careers | West Hills, CA |
71 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City, KS |
72 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL |
73 | Panola College | Carthage, TX |
74 | Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.