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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas

47 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 #50 most popular major in Texas with 1,416 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in Texas 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.

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

Our analysis found Southwest University at El Paso to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Located in the large city of El Paso, Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at Southwest University at El Paso take out an average of $18,990 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $55.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

Of the 83 students majoring in medical assisting at North Harris Montgomery, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Medical Assisting majors at North Harris Montgomery take out an average of $16,458 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lone Star College System

The in-demand associate degree programs at McLennan Community 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 Texas. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Women make up 92% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Out of the 47 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 20% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at South Texas College accumulate an average of around $12,182 in student debt.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in medical assisting at Austin Community College District, 16% are male and 84% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Austin Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,317.

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#6

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from DMC carry an average student debt load of $12,622.

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Pima Medical Institute - Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. PMI Houston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

About 71% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 29% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at PMI Houston accumulate an average of around $27,315 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $101.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pima Medical Institute - Houston Report

#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

Medical Assisting majors at St Philip's College take out an average of $19,565 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 87% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debt load of $23,099.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Houston Community College Report

Remington College - North Houston Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health and medical assisting services programs. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Medical Assisting majors at Remington College - North Houston Campus take out an average of $26,740 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $88.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - North Houston Campus

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 373
Oklahoma 289
New Mexico 177

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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