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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

13 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 390 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Connecticut to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

Our analysis found Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Connecticut. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Stratford.

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

On average, medical assisting graduates from Porter and Chester Institute take out $12,054 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $82, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in medical assisting at Lincoln Tech - Shelton, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out an average of $12,510 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $69.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Of the 86 students majoring in medical assisting at Lincoln Tech - New Britain, 8% are male and 92% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Lincoln Tech - New Britain carry an average student debt load of $12,510. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $69.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Institute - West Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. American Institute - West Hartford is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from American Institute - West Hartford carry an average student debt load of $12,688. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $50, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Norwalk 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 Connecticut. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

Of the 15 students majoring in medical assisting at NCC, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#5

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Out of the 13 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Goodwin College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden accumulate an average of around $10,124 in student debt.

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#8

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

Stone Academy-West Haven ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, Stone Academy-West Haven is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 86% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Stone Academy-West Haven accumulate an average of around $12,736 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $46, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #9, Stone Academy-East Hartford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Stone Academy-East Hartford is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Women make up 85% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Stone Academy-East Hartford carry an average student debt load of $12,736. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $46, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Stone Academy-Waterbury

Waterbury, CT

Stone Academy-Waterbury landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Stone Academy-Waterbury is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

About 89% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 11% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Stone Academy-Waterbury take out an average of $12,736 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $46, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 202
New Hampshire 39
Maine 118
Vermont 14
Rhode Island 96

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

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 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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