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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

Our analysis found Martinsburg College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Martinsburg, Martinsburg College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the United States. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

Women make up 96% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Providence is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online basic certificate. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

About 83% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Central Georgia 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 United States. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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

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Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

Of the 23 students majoring in medical assisting at North Central Technical College, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#7

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in medical assisting at LATI, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

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With a ranking of #10, James A Rhodes State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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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 24 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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