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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

17 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 Kansas. With 195 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Kansas 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

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Washburn University the most popular school in Kansas for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

Women make up 98% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Washburn University take out an average of $22,097 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hutchinson Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 81% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Hutchinson Community College take out an average of $19,087 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College accumulate an average of around $21,133 in student debt.

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

About 76% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 24% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Colby Community College accumulate an average of around $19,081 in student debt.

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#5

Newman University

Wichita, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

Of the 15 students majoring in medical assisting at Newman University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Newman University take out $25,385 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Neosho County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Kansas. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Neosho County Community College take out an average of $11,340 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Labette Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the remote town of Parsons, Labette Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 38% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Labette Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,583.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NWKTC is a small public school located in the town of Goodland.

Of the 10 students majoring in medical assisting at NWKTC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Cleveland University - Kansas City landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Cleveland is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

About 78% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#10

Coffeyville Community College

Coffeyville, KS

Coffeyville Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Coffeyville Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Coffeyville.

About 75% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Missouri 379
Nebraska 124
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 14

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 17 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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