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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas

15 Colleges
$29,181 Avg Salary
$12,929 Avg Student Debt

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

With 201 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health and medical assisting services is the #41 most popular major in Arkansas.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Arkansas to see which 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 .

Our analysis found Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock to be the most popular school for allied health and medical assisting services students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

Medical Assisting majors at Eastern College of Health Vocations, Little Rock take out an average of $6,956 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at ATU take out is $18,450.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from A-State take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Blue Cliff College - Fayetteville take out $11,625 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $56, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UA Cossatot is a small public school located in the rural area of De Queen.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

The excellent programs at Baptist Health College - Little Rock helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Arkansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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South Arkansas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. It came in at #7 on the list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

While working on their degree, medical assisting majors at SouthArk accumulate an average of around $11,788 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Hope, UA Hope-Texarkana is a public college with a small student population.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, medical assisting graduates from NWACC take out $16,062 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at NorthWest Arkansas Community College Report

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
Florida 1,996
Tennessee 483
Kentucky 247
South Carolina 204
Louisiana 275
Alabama 307
Mississippi 171
West Virginia 326

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

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 15 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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