2023 Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked #48 in the country. In fact 84,492 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health the best school in the Plains States Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,929. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $64, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Century College accumulate an average of around $22,438 in student debt.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, medical assisting graduates from DMACC take out $16,899 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at NICC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,792.
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With a ranking of #6, Hamilton Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Hamilton Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. WellSpring - Kansas City is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at WellSpring - Kansas City accumulate an average of around $16,801 in student debt.
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Lake Superior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.
Medical Assisting majors at LSC take out an average of $16,036 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Southeast Community College Area ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Southeast Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,537.
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With a ranking of #10, Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cape Girardeau CTC is a fairly small public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Cape Girardeau CTC accumulate an average of around $13,415 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 379 |
| Minnesota | 531 |
| Kansas | 195 |
| Iowa | 198 |
| Nebraska | 124 |
| North Dakota | 14 |
| South Dakota | 67 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Assisting
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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.