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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges
$23,854 Avg Salary
$11,167 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.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

On average, medical assisting graduates from Purdue University Global take out $22,661 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 $108.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Brookfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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

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

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

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Southwest Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,825.

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#5

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ross College-Sylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sylvania, Ross College-Sylvania is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Ross College-Sylvania accumulate an average of around $12,701 in student debt.

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Herzing University - Akron came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Herzing University - Kenosha landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Herzing University - Kenosha is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

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With a ranking of #8, 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 undergraduate certificate. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

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Explore the most popular online allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 720
Ohio 1,466
Michigan 522
Indiana 455
Wisconsin 455

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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 8 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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