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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

4 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nevada. With 188 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas the most popular school in Nevada for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. PMI Las Vegas is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Of the 79 students majoring in medical assisting at PMI Las Vegas, 38% are male and 62% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at PMI Las Vegas take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,315. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $101.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carrington College, Las Vegas is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, Carrington College, Las Vegas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 49% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Carrington College, Las Vegas take out while working on their Associate Degree is $32,287. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $171, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Career College of Northern Nevada landed the # 3 spot on the list. Career College of Northern Nevada is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sparks.

Of the 32 students majoring in medical assisting at Career College of Northern Nevada, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Career College of Northern Nevada Report

#4

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

The in-demand associate degree programs at College of Southern Nevada helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Nevada. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 43% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at CSN accumulate an average of around $22,389 in student debt.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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

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 4 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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