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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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

#1

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Monroe College the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 98% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Monroe College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 12% are male.

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

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in medical assisting at TESU, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Thomas Edison State University

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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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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