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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

31 Colleges
$36,589 Avg Salary
$27,296 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 84,492 allied health and medical assisting services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 366 students majoring in medical assisting at Ohio State, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Ohio State take out an average of $21,501 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $313, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ohio State University - Main Campus

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the United States. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 80% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, medical assisting graduates from UCONN carry an average student debt load of $20,992. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $322, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Connecticut Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pima Medical Institute - Tucson is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in medical assisting at PMI Tucson, 32% are male and 68% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, medical assisting graduates from PMI Tucson carry an average student debt load of $34,353.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

#4

Widener University

Chester, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in medical assisting at Widener, 20% are male and 80% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Widener take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,747.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Widener University Report

#5

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Huntington.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Huntington University

#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nova Southeastern University Report

#7

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

Women make up 83% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, medical assisting majors at SAC accumulate an average of around $18,782 in student debt.

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#8

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Cedarville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Cedarville.

Women make up 59% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cedarville University Report

#9

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

Newberry College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the distant town of Newberry, Newberry College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in medical assisting at FranU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 31 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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