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2023 Best Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master's Degree 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Saint Francis University to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Loretto, Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Saint Francis University Report

#2

Widener University

Chester, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Widener University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their master’s degree. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Maryland - Baltimore

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Drexel University

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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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 4 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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