2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
11
Colleges in the Southwest Region
213
Associate Degrees
Ranked #21 in popularity,
medical/clinical assistant is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 213 associate degrees in medical/clinical assistant to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Medical/Clinical Assistant School for Your Associate Degree
The medical/clinical assistant associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to medical/clinical assistant students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other medical/clinical assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical/clinical assistant related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medical/clinical assistant students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.