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Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 84,492 allied health and medical assisting services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Millennium Training Institute 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 New England Region . Millennium Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.

Women make up 96% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in medical assisting at Middlesex Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Housatonic Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cape Cod Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

Of the 22 students majoring in medical assisting at Bristol, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Women make up 86% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, North Shore Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Greenfield Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

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Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

With a ranking of #9, Tunxis Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 202
Connecticut 390
New Hampshire 39
Maine 118
Vermont 14
Rhode Island 96

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

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 25 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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