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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

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In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 379 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri 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.

Check out the online medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - West Plains the most popular online school in Missouri for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public college with a small student population.

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Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Our analysis found Columbia College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means State Fair Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online basic certificate. 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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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 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).

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