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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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

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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Of the 89 students majoring in medical assisting at Salt Lake Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $13,902 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Denver, PMI Denver is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from PMI Denver carry an average student debt load of $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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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Of the 61 students majoring in medical assisting at ISU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from ISU take out $20,817 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Pueblo Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 78% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Pueblo Community College carry an average student debt load of $19,403.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at CWI accumulate an average of around $19,820 in student debt.

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Laramie County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.

About 81% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 19% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at LCCC take out an average of $16,449 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

With a ranking of #7, North Idaho 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 city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from NIC take out $18,084 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in medical assisting at BYU - I, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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AmeriTech College - Draper landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Utah 157
Idaho 185
Montana 31
Wyoming 39

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 26 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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