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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States Region 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

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our analysis found Central Community 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 Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online basic certificate. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

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

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Alexandria Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Barton County Community 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 Plains States Region . Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

About 51% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 49% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mercy College of Health Sciences is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online basic certificate. Mercy College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - West Plains. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Minnesota West Community and Technical College 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 basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.

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Mayville State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Mayville State University is a small public school located in the remote area of Mayville.

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State Fair Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Missouri 379
Nebraska 124
Kansas 195
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 14

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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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 10 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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