2023 Best Allied Health Services Schools in Oregon
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for You
With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #16 most popular major in Oregon.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Allied Health Services Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Oregon
The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Technology the best school in Oregon for allied health and medical assisting services students. Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.
On average, medical assisting graduates from Institute of Technology take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $67.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Schools in Oregon list. Located in the rural area of Newport, Oregon Coast Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Medical Assisting majors at Oregon Coast Community College take out an average of $15,625 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Columbia Gorge Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Oregon. Located in the remote town of The Dalles, Columbia Gorge Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concorde Career College - Portland. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out is $9,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $91.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sumner College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Schools in Oregon list. Sumner College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
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Central Oregon Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the small city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.
While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at COCC accumulate an average of around $18,307 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, Portland Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Portland Community College take out is $19,221.
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With a ranking of #8, Carrington College, Portland did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Carrington College, Portland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
Medical Assisting majors at Carrington College, Portland take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $87, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Southwestern Oregon Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Schools in Oregon list. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.
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Rogue Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.
While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Rogue Community College accumulate an average of around $14,256 in student debt.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,430 |
Washington | 734 |
Nevada | 188 |
Hawaii | 65 |
Alaska | 49 |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Medical Assisting
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 16 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.