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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 373 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Arizona 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.

Our analysis found Pima Medical Institute - Tucson to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 281 students majoring in medical assisting at PMI Tucson, 10% are male and 90% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from PMI Tucson carry an average student debt load of $9,865. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $51.

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Out of the 19 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, United Education Institute - UEI College - Phoenix landed the # 2 spot on the list. UEI College - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 274 students majoring in medical assisting at UEI College - Phoenix, 10% are male and 90% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from UEI College - Phoenix take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $85.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona College - Mesa is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arizona College - Mesa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Mesa.

Of the 148 students majoring in medical assisting at Arizona College - Mesa, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Arizona College - Mesa take out an average of $10,905 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $52.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Mesa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. PMI Mesa is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Mesa.

Of the 143 students majoring in medical assisting at PMI Mesa, 15% are male and 85% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at PMI Mesa accumulate an average of around $9,865 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $51.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. PMI Phoenix is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from PMI Phoenix carry an average student debt load of $10,324. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $79.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carrington College, Phoenix North. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Carrington College, Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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

Medical Assisting majors at Carrington College, Phoenix take out an average of $10,083 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $68, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Pima Medical Institute - East Valley 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. PMI East Valley is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mesa.

Medical Assisting majors at PMI East Valley take out an average of $9,865 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 $51.

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#10

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Eastern Arizona College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thatcher.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,416
Oklahoma 289
New Mexico 177

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 19 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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