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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

13 Colleges
$23,854 Avg Salary
$11,167 Avg Student Debt

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

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #16 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Technology the most popular school in Oregon for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Salem.

Women make up 96% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Institute of Technology take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,882. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $67.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carrington College, Portland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Carrington College, Portland is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Carrington College, Portland carry an average student debt load of $12,261. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $87, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Portland Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,485.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Central Oregon Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 12% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at COCC accumulate an average of around $21,400 in student debt.

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#5

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Rogue Community 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 Oregon. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Rogue Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,391.

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With a ranking of #6, Lane Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

Of the 26 students majoring in medical assisting at Lane Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Lane Community College take out $12,788 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Sumner College

Portland, OR

Sumner College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Sumner College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 26 students majoring in medical assisting at Sumner College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Treasure Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Ontario, Treasure Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Clackamas Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Oregon City.

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Chemeketa Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in medical assisting at Chemeketa Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,430
Washington 734
Nevada 188
Hawaii 65
Alaska 49

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 13 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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