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2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 1,996 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Florida to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Florida the best school in Florida for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers is a great place 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical Institute of Palm Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Technical Education Center-Osceola is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Kissimmee, Technical Education Center-Osceola is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career Institute - Orlando landed the # 5 spot on the list. Concorde Career Institute - Orlando is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Orlando.

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Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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With a ranking of #7, Concorde Career Institute - Tampa 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 city of Tampa, Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Concorde Career Institute - Miramar ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miramar, Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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City College - Altamonte Springs

Altamonte Springs, FL

City College - Altamonte Springs came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Altamonte Springs, City College - Altamonte Springs is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

With a ranking of #10, Indian River State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 12 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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