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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

#1

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

Our analysis found Ross College-Sylvania to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Sylvania, Ross College-Sylvania is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Ross College-Sylvania accumulate an average of around $21,838 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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

On average, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Madison take out $30,954 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means James A Rhodes State College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.

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

On average, medical assisting graduates from Rhodes State College take out $13,231 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical 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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Southwest Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,355.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Herzing University - Akron helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Herzing Akron take out while working on their Associate Degree is $30,954.

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With a ranking of #6, Herzing University - Brookfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 27% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Herzing University - Brookfield accumulate an average of around $30,954 in student debt.

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Herzing University - Kenosha landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Herzing University - Kenosha is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Kenosha take out $30,954 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois 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. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois take out $26,383 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin 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. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.

Medical Assisting majors at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin take out an average of $26,383 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Explore the most popular online allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 720
Ohio 1,466
Michigan 522
Indiana 455
Wisconsin 455

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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 9 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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