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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

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

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the #55 most popular major in New Jersey with 347 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastwick College - Ramsey the most popular school in New Jersey for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ramsey.

Of the 109 students majoring in medical assisting at Eastwick College - Ramsey, 27% are male and 73% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Eastwick College - Ramsey take out $24,942 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in medical assisting at TESU, 64% are male and 36% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from TESU take out $15,250 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 48% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Essex accumulate an average of around $19,421 in student debt.

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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Union County College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in medical assisting at Union County College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Union County College carry an average student debt load of $25,040.

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#5

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Berkeley College - Woodland Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out $19,164 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 23 students majoring in medical assisting at Rutgers New Brunswick, 17% are male and 83% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $24,710 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastwick College - Hackensack did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

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Mercer County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health and medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Hudson County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. HCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,056
New York 1,660
Maryland 244
District of Columbia 7
Delaware 76

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

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 23 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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