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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

With 202 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #16 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

About 93% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millennium Training Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Millennium Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

About 86% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Massachusetts. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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

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Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the small city of West Barnstable.

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With a ranking of #7, 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

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Springfield Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Quinsigamond Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 13 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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