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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

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

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

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #16 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Oregon 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 Linn-Benton Community College the most popular school in Oregon for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Albany, LBCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at LBCC accumulate an average of around $20,284 in student debt.

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Out of the 6 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

About 68% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 32% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Lane Community College accumulate an average of around $23,130 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.

About 58% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 42% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at MHCC accumulate an average of around $22,914 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Treasure Valley Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Ontario, Treasure Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Chemeketa Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Chemeketa Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwestern Oregon Community College

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,430
Washington 734
Nevada 188
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

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 6 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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