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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

First Institute of Travel, Inc

Crystal Lake, IL

Our analysis found First Institute of Travel, Inc to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . First Institute of Travel, Inc. is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Crystal Lake.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakton Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Des Plaines.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

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With a ranking of #8, Apollo Career Center 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 small suburb of Lima, Apollo JVS is a public college with a small student population.

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William Rainey Harper College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a large student population.

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Elgin Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 720
Ohio 1,466
Michigan 522
Indiana 455
Wisconsin 455

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).

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