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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

33 Colleges
$23,854 Avg Salary
$11,167 Avg Student Debt

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing an online undergraduate certificate.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the United States for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 176 students majoring in medical assisting at Purdue University Global, 3% are male and 97% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $22,661. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $108.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

Women make up 90% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $9,359 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $83.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Brookfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookfield.

Women make up 97% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Herzing University - Brookfield take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $27,398.

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#4

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arlington Career Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from American National University carry an average student debtload of $21,509.

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Herzing University - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Herzing University - Madison take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $27,398.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Southwest Tech accumulate an average of around $10,825 in student debt.

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#8

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

Ross College-Sylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Ross College-Sylvania is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sylvania.

Of the 64 students majoring in medical assisting at Ross College-Sylvania, 8% are male and 92% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Ross College-Sylvania take out $12,701 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Community College of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. CCV is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from CCV carry an average student debtload of $11,996.

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Herzing University - Atlanta 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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Herzing University - Atlanta take out an average of $27,398 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 33 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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