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2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

7 Colleges
$32,489 Avg Salary
$22,312 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

With 201 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #41 most popular major in Arkansas.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arkansas Schools for an Associate in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at A-State accumulate an average of around $23,536 in student debt.

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#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from ATU take out $19,438 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from UA Pulaski Tech carry an average student debtload of $24,202.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from NWACC take out $17,280 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Bryan University

Rogers, AR

The excellent associate degree programs at Bryan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rogers.

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With a ranking of #6, South Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

Medical Assisting majors at SouthArk take out an average of $14,415 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Arkansas State University - Beebe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the town of Beebe.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at ASU-Beebe take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,405.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 405
Virginia 967
North Carolina 797
Florida 1,996
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 275
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
West Virginia 326

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

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 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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