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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

17 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 #37 most popular major in Virginia with 967 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

About 92% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 8% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from ECPI University carry an average student debt load of $21,935. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $73.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,584.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 28% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out an average of $20,330 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 78% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Radford take out an average of $30,560 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American National University is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. American National University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at American National University accumulate an average of around $32,222 in student debt.

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#6

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond 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. South University, Richmond is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glen Allen.

Women make up 75% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at South University, Richmond take out while working on their Associate Degree is $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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Southwest Virginia Community 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. Located in the rural area of Richlands, Southwest Virginia is a public college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach 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 #8 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach carry an average student debt load of $25,906. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $106, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Riverside College of Health Careers came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Newport News, Riverside College of Health Careers is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 14% are male.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Riverside College of Health Careers take out $26,581 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Eastern Virginia Career College

Fredericksburg, VA

Eastern Virginia Career College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, Eastern Virginia Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 16% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Eastern Virginia Career College carry an average student debt load of $23,944.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eastern Virginia Career College Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 405
North Carolina 797
Florida 1,996
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 275
Arkansas 201
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
West Virginia 326

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 17 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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