2023 Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
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 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Sumner College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Oregon. Sumner College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large 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 city of Bend, COCC is a public school 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly 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 small private for-profit school located in the large 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 town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.
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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 college 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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Clackamas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Oregon City.
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Chemeketa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Lane Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. 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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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 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.