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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 1,996 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Florida 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 Concorde Career Institute - Tampa the most popular school in Florida for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Tampa, Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 138 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career Institute - Tampa, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Florida. Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Of the 121 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concorde Career Institute - Orlando is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Concorde Career Institute - Orlando is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Orlando.

About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Miramar, Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 10% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Pensacola.

Of the 32 students majoring in medical assisting at Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Technical Education Center-Osceola landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Kissimmee, Technical Education Center-Osceola is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Treasure Coast Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vero Beach, Treasure Coast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Medical Institute of Palm Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
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 18 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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