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2023 Best Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas

11 Colleges
$29,181 Avg Salary
$12,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 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 Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools

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 degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from A-State carry an average student debtload of $20,000.

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The excellent programs at Baptist Health College - Little Rock helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville take out is $11,625. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $56, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock take out is $6,956.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from ATU take out $18,450 in student loans while working on their degree.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at NWACC accumulate an average of around $16,062 in student debt.

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#8

Bryan University

Rogers, AR

Bryan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Bryan University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rogers.

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With a ranking of #9, South Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SouthArk take out is $11,788.

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#10

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

North Arkansas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Northark is a small public school located in the remote town of Harrison.

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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 11 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).

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