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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #11 most popular major in California with 1,430 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Carrington College, Sacramento the most popular online school in California for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Carrington College, Sacramento take out $23,218 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $111.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Carrington College, Sacramento Report

#2

Stanbridge University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanbridge University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in California list. Stanbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 68% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Stanbridge take out while working on their Associate Degree is $30,645. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $276.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in California. Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in medical assisting at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $21,007 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 91
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

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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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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