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Most Popular Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master's Degree 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Saint Francis University to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the fringe town of Loretto, Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in medical assisting at Saint Francis, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Drexel University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 10 students majoring in medical assisting at UMB, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#4

Widener University

Chester, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

Of the 5 students majoring in medical assisting at Widener, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Widener University Report

#5

Thiel College

Greenville, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Thiel College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the fringe town of Greenville, Thiel College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Thiel College

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,660
Pennsylvania 1,056
Maryland 244
New Jersey 347
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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 5 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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