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

10 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.

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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Highland Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#2

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bryan University is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota College at Bottineau landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bottineau, MSU-Bottineau is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Allen County Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Iola, Allen Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in medical assisting at Allen Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Hibbing Community 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. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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State Fair Community 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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

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

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out $16,929 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $64, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State Community and Technical 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. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Nebraska 124
Missouri 379
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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