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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in North Carolina

51 Colleges
$27,970 Avg Salary
$18,666 Avg Student Debt

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 797 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in North Carolina to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Alamance Community College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern College - Charlotte is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Charlotte, Southeastern College - Charlotte is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Southeastern College - Charlotte take out an average of $14,017 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $96.

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The excellent programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in North Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miller-Motte College Raleigh. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, MMC Raleigh is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at MMC Raleigh take out an average of $22,855 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $54.

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Out of the 51 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Medical Assisting majors at Central Piedmont Community College take out an average of $13,276 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Southwestern Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at Southwestern Community College accumulate an average of around $12,500 in student debt.

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#7

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

With a ranking of #7, Stanly Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hudson, CCCTI is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at CCCTI accumulate an average of around $7,500 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, Durham Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Durham.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Durham Technical Community College take out is $28,500.

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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out is $17,502.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
Tennessee 483
Georgia 405
Kentucky 247
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 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).

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