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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs 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 associate degree.

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Our 2023 rankings named San Juan College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 34% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at SJC accumulate an average of around $18,246 in student debt.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Juan College

#2

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

Of the 101 students majoring in medical assisting at OCCC, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at OCCC take out an average of $14,741 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Oklahoma City Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Estrella Mountain Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their online associate degree. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Avondale.

Women make up 81% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Estrella Mountain Community College Report

Explore the most popular online allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,416
Arizona 373
Oklahoma 289
New Mexico 177

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

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 3 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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