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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

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

In 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services students earned 734 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in Washington 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Our analysis found Charter College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Washington. Located in the city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 7% are male.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Charter College take out $15,925 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 27 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Renton landed the # 2 spot on the list. PMI Renton is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Renton.

Women make up 94% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from PMI Renton carry an average student debt load of $9,865. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $51, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 27 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Seattle landed the # 3 spot on the list. PMI Seattle is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

About 86% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 14% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from PMI Seattle carry an average student debt load of $9,865. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $51, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 27 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Spokane landed the # 4 spot on the list. Carrington College, Spokane is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

Of the 114 students majoring in medical assisting at Carrington College, Spokane, 11% are male and 89% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Carrington College, Spokane take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,261. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $87, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Renton Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Renton.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Spokane Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in medical assisting at Spokane Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Spokane Community College take out $18,523 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Everett Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Everett Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Everett.

About 97% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#8

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Highline College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Highline is a small public school located in the suburb of Des Moines.

Women make up 94% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#8

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Seattle Central 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in medical assisting at Seattle Central, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#10

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 91
California 1,430
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

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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