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

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$36,589 Avg Salary
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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.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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

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#2

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Newberry College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberry.

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

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Newberry College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FranU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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

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#4

South College

Knoxville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Adventist University is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Georgia 405
Kentucky 247
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Alabama 307
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 201

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 5 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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