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2023 Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

10 Colleges
$23,854 Avg Salary
$11,167 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Institute of Technology to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Oregon. Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Salem.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Institute of Technology carry an average student debtload of $11,882. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $67.

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#2

Sumner College

Portland, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sumner College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Sumner College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Oregon Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the small city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at COCC accumulate an average of around $21,400 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Portland Community College take out $20,485 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Carrington College, Portland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Oregon. Carrington College, Portland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Carrington College, Portland take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,261. 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the remote town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Rogue Community College accumulate an average of around $17,391 in student debt.

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#8

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Oregon City.

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Chemeketa Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Lane Community College

Eugene, OR

Lane Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Lane Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,788.

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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
California 1,430
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

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 10 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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