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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

24 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 Georgia. With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Georgia to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 Middle Georgia State University the most popular school in Georgia for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Middle Georgia State University carry an average student debt load of $19,147.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lanier Technical College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Oakwood, Lanier Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 68% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Albany State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $28,546.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Chattahoochee Technical 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 Georgia. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 17% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

Women make up 93% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, South University, Savannah 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 medium-sized city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 36% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from South University, Savannah carry an average student debt load of $31,872. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Dalton State College

Dalton, GA

Dalton State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Dalton, DSC is a public college with a small student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 36% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at DSC take out an average of $21,260 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Augusta Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Augusta.

About 90% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

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Atlanta Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 15 students majoring in medical assisting at Atlanta Area Tech, 33% are male and 67% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Atlanta Area Tech take out $32,531 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Alabama 307
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 201

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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 24 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).

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