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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$29,898 Avg Salary
$12,851 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts accumulate an average of around $12,114 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $83, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carrington College, Sacramento. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Carrington College, Sacramento accumulate an average of around $15,795 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $100.

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#3

Stanbridge University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanbridge University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Stanbridge take out is $29,027. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $276, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent online programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Far Western US Region . UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Medical Assisting majors at UAA take out an average of $18,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health and medical assisting services programs. San Bernardino Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

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#7

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

With a ranking of #7, Santa Monica College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. SMC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

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Explore the most popular online allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 91
California 1,430
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

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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 7 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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