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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida

42 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 #23 most popular major in Florida with 1,996 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in Florida to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the medical assisting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

#1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 84% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale accumulate an average of around $28,273 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $158.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Florida. Located in the city of Clearwater, UMA Clearwater is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 253 students majoring in medical assisting at UMA Clearwater, 6% are male and 94% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from UMA Clearwater take out $22,881 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Florida. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 71% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at FSCJ take out an average of $16,970 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Florida State College at Jacksonville Report

#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. BC is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 77 students majoring in medical assisting at BC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at BC take out an average of $17,555 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Tampa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. South University, Tampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

About 56% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 44% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from South University, Tampa carry an average student debt load of $31,872. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 44% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at MDC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,423.

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#7

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College 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 #7 on the list. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

Of the 45 students majoring in medical assisting at Daytona State College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at Daytona State College take out an average of $19,714 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bradenton.

Women make up 86% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#9

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

About 65% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 35% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at SPC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,270.

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#10

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Polk State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Polk State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Winter Haven.

Women make up 65% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Polk State carry an average student debt load of $21,685.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 405
Virginia 967
North Carolina 797
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 275
Arkansas 201
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
West Virginia 326

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 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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