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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools

44 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 84,492 allied health and medical assisting services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater the most popular online school in the United States for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Clearwater, UMA Clearwater is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at UMA Clearwater take out an average of $22,881 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ross College-Sylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Ross College-Sylvania is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sylvania.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Ross College-Sylvania take out $21,838 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. WVJC Morgantown is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Morgantown.

Women make up 89% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from WVJC Morgantown carry an average student debtload of $11,457.

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#4

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Monroe College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the United States. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

About 98% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 2% are male.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Monroe College take out $14,759 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Of the 58 students majoring in medical assisting at Clarion University, 12% are male and 88% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Clarion University accumulate an average of around $24,128 in student debt.

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Herzing University - Madison landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Madison carry an average student debtload of $30,954.

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Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

Women make up 36% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from TESU take out $15,250 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 34% are male.

On average, medical assisting graduates from SJC take out $18,246 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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James A Rhodes State College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in medical assisting at Rhodes State College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Rhodes State College carry an average student debtload of $13,231.

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American National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at American National University take out an average of $32,222 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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 27 schools only.

  • 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).

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