2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
Women make up 86% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
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Out of the 66 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, CyberTex Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, CyberTex Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie 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 Southwest Region . Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.
Women make up 96% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
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Out of the 66 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas Training Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. South Texas Training Center is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of San Benito.
About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, Concorde Career College - San Antonio is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 130 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career College - San Antonio, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Lamson Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Lamson Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
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Concorde Career College - Dallas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Dallas, Concorde Career College - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Brookline College - Phoenix landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Allen School - Phoenix landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Allen School - Phoenix is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
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Brookline College - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Tempe is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
Of the 81 students majoring in medical assisting at Brookline College - Tempe, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | Texas Healthtech Institute | Beaumont, TX |
12 | CCI Training Center, Arlington | Arlington, TX |
13 | RGV Careers | Pharr, TX |
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 Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,416 |
Arizona | 373 |
Oklahoma | 289 |
New Mexico | 177 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Assisting Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.