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2023 Best Allied Health Services Schools in Alaska

2 Colleges
$35,346 Avg Salary
$13,974 Avg Student Debt

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track 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 Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Alaska

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

Top Alaska Schools in Allied Health Services

#1

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, AK

Our 2023 rankings named Alaska Career College the best school in Alaska for allied health and medical assisting services students. Alaska Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Alaska Career College take out is $9,448.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Schools in Alaska list. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

On average, medical assisting graduates from UAA take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 91
California 1,430
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65

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 2 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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