2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named EduMed Partners the best school in the Southeast Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Goodlettsville, EduMed Partners is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Concord, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Shreveport Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Rasmussen University - Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Trident Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.
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Southwestern Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.
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Compass Career 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 #7 on the list. Compass Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Hammond.
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With a ranking of #8, Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Pensacola.
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Gwinnett Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
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Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Medical Institute of Palm Beach 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 #11 on the list. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenacres.
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Remington College - Memphis Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Remington College - Nashville Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Remington College - Nashville Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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With a ranking of #14, Remington College - Lafayette Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lafayette.
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With a ranking of #15, Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.
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Technical Education Center-Osceola ranked #16 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Kissimmee, Technical Education Center-Osceola is a public college with a small student population.
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Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Services students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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17 | Allied Health Careers Institute | Murfreesboro, TN |
18 | Eastern College of Health Vocations, New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
19 | Athens Technical College | Athens, GA |
20 | Arkansas Tech University | Russellville, AR |
21 | Woodruff Medical Training and Testing | Tucker, GA |
22 | Institute of Health & Technology | Hattiesburg, MS |
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 Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 1,996 |
North Carolina | 797 |
Tennessee | 483 |
Kentucky | 247 |
Georgia | 405 |
West Virginia | 326 |
Virginia | 967 |
Alabama | 307 |
Louisiana | 275 |
Mississippi | 171 |
South Carolina | 204 |
Arkansas | 201 |
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Rankings by Major
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 |
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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.