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2025 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Kentucky

6 Colleges in Kentucky
1,118 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$32,836 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in allied health & medical assisting services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #48 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,118 degrees in allied health & medical assisting services annually.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Kentucky 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. We derive our Best Overall Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in Kentucky

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medical assisting degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kentucky Schools in Medical Assisting

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
125 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$38,477 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services has to take a look at Jefferson Community and Technical College. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #1213 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 125 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Jefferson Community and Technical College in the most recent data year. Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services degree recipients from Jefferson Community and Technical College get an earnings boost of about $5,641 over the typical income of allied health & medical assisting services majors.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
20.6% Growth in Graduates

Madisonville Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the distant town of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 29th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 34 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Madisonville Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the medical assisting program report average early career earnings of $30,386.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$46,829 Median Starting Salary

Somerset Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 32 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at SCC in the most recent year we have data available. Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services degree recipients from Somerset Community College earn a boost of around $13,993 over the typical income of allied health & medical assisting services graduates.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$36,362 Median Starting Salary

West Kentucky Community and Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the small city of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 25th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 24 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in the most recent data year. Those allied health & medical assisting services students who get their degree from West Kentucky Community and Technical College earn $3,526 more than the average medical assisting grad.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
42 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded

Gateway is a small public college located in the suburb of Florence. A Best Colleges rank of #1621 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Gateway is a great college overall.

There were roughly 42 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Gateway in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In KY
18.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Pikeville, ANU Lexington is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

There were about 11 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at ANU Lexington in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 405
Florida 282 1,996
North Carolina 279 797
Virginia 274 967
Tennessee 269 483
South Carolina 248 187
Louisiana 242 275
Mississippi 234 171
Arkansas 234 201
Alabama 233 307
West Virginia 207 326

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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 896
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 68
Physical Therapy Assistant 61
Occupational Therapist Assistant 48
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 45

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 6,822
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3,834
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,049
Allied Health Professions 1,352
Health Sciences & Services 459
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 449
Medicine 440
Public Health 423
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 416
Mental & Social Health Services 378

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