2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
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 Missouri with 379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Missouri 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.
2023 Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular school in Missouri for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 77% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
On average, medical assisting graduates from Saint Louis Community College take out $16,276 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 23 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. OTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Women make up 78% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
Medical Assisting majors at OTC take out an average of $20,741 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at MCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,728.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 94% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from SCC carry an average student debt load of $17,364.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Jefferson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health and medical assisting services schools in Missouri. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 77% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from JeffCo carry an average student debt load of $20,861.
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State Technical College of Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public college with a small student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 40% are male.
The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at STC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,704.
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Crowder 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. Crowder College is a small public school located in the town of Neosho.
After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from Crowder College carry an average student debt load of $16,527.
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With a ranking of #8, St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Fenton, SLCHC is a private 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.
Medical Assisting majors at SLCHC take out an average of $31,252 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Missouri Western State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 80% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
Medical Assisting majors at Missouri Western take out an average of $22,206 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Mineral Area 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 #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Park Hills, MAC is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 62% of the medical assisting majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, medical assisting graduates from MAC carry an average student debt load of $18,048.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 531 |
| Kansas | 195 |
| Iowa | 198 |
| Nebraska | 124 |
| North Dakota | 14 |
| South Dakota | 67 |
Majors Related to Medical Assisting
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.