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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the medical assisting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Hutchinson Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 41% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#2

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Concorde Career Colleges 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 Plains States Region . Located in the city of Kansas City, Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in medical assisting at Concorde Career Colleges, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 54% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Kansas City.

About 36% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#5

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cowley County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cowley College is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkansas City.

Women make up 39% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Barton County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

About 51% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 49% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Women make up 74% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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Anoka Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#9

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Butler Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the distant town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in medical assisting at Butler CC, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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State Fair Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 531
Iowa 198
Missouri 379
Nebraska 124
Kansas 195
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 14

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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