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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

24 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 247 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in Kentucky 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.

#1

MedQuest College

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found MedQuest College to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Kentucky. MedQuest College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Louisville.

Of the 112 students majoring in medical assisting at MedQuest College, 2% are male and 98% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from MedQuest College carry an average student debt load of $13,233. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $45.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ross Medical Education Center - Erlanger. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Erlanger, Ross - Erlanger is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Medical Assisting majors at Ross - Erlanger take out an average of $12,701 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ross Medical Education Center - Erlanger Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Medical Career & Technical College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Medical Career & Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Richmond.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Medical Career & Technical College carry an average student debt load of $9,996.

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#5

Ross College-Hopkinsville

Hopkinsville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ross College-Hopkinsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Ross College-Hopkinsville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Hopkinsville.

Of the 29 students majoring in medical assisting at Ross College-Hopkinsville, 10% are male and 90% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Ross College-Hopkinsville take out $12,701 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Gateway Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Gateway take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,804.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 26% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out an average of $21,522 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Beckfield College - Florence came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Beckfield College - Florence is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Florence.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the distant town of Cumberland, Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Report

Brighton Center’s Center for Employment Training landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large suburb of Newport, CET is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at CET take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,054.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Alabama 307
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 24 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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