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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools

73 Colleges
$28,905 Avg Salary
$16,497 Avg Student Debt

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #48 most popular major in the country with 84,492 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater the most popular online school in the United States for allied health and medical assisting services students. UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Clearwater.

Medical Assisting majors at UMA Clearwater take out an average of $17,347 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

The excellent online programs at Martinsburg College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in the United States. Martinsburg College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Martinsburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts carry an average student debtload of $12,114. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $83, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Purdue University Global take out is $26,300. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $108.

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#5

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ross College-Sylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Sylvania, Ross College-Sylvania is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Ross College-Sylvania take out is $14,337.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $15,230.

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West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at WVJC Morgantown take out an average of $10,219 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools list. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Herzing University - Brookfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Medical Assisting majors at Herzing University - Brookfield take out an average of $26,758 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Herzing University - Madison landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health and medical assisting services programs. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

After completing their degree, medical assisting graduates from Herzing University - Madison carry an average student debtload of $26,758.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Allied Health Services students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 American National University Salem, VA
12 Monroe College Bronx, NY
13 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA
14 Arlington Career Institute Grand Prairie, TX

View the Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Schools for a specific region near you.

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One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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