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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's 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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the medical assisting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Widener University

Chester, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Widener University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

About 80% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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

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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington Adventist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Takoma Park, Washington Adventist University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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 3 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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