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2025 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Connecticut

4 Colleges in Connecticut
981 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$32,836 Avg Early-Career Salary
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #48 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for allied health & medical assisting services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 981 degrees in allied health & medical assisting services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Connecticut The medical assisting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services rankings. For our Best Overall Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Assisting
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Assisting
Master's Degrees in Medical Assisting

The medical assisting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Connecticut. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in Connecticut

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medical assisting degree levels they offer.

Top Connecticut Schools in Medical Assisting

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
228 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
6.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. UCONN is a very large public university located in the town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 228 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. After graduation, medical assisting degree recipients generally earn an average of $32,919 in their early careers.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$40,439 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services needs to take a look at Capital Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 7th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 10 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Capital Community College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the allied health & medical assisting services degree program at Capital Community College earn $7,603 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Goodwin College
East Hartford, CT
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$33,890 Median Starting Salary

Goodwin College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of East Hartford.

There were about 50 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Goodwin in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, medical assisting degree recipients generally earn around $33,890 in the first five years of their career.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CT
83.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services has to check out Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hamden. This university ranks 5th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 30 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 202
New Hampshire 210 39
Maine 202 118
Rhode Island 200 96
Vermont 194 14

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 586
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 292
Occupational Therapist Assistant 44
Physical Therapy Assistant 26
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 26
Anesthesiologist Assistant 4
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 3

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Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 4,051
Allied Health Professions 815
Other Health Professions 630
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 550
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 450
Mental & Social Health Services 410
Health & Medical Administrative Services 402
Dental Support Services 382
Public Health 382
Medicine 298

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