by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is the 48th most popular major in the country with 83,587 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , allied health & medical assisting services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $29,451 and had an average of $14,380 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major” ranking, we looked at 897 colleges that offer a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health & medical assisting services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for medical assisting students.
Out of the 897 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountain State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mountain State College is a small school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia that handed out 4 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Mountain State College
Out of the 897 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SABER College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 17 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at SABER College
Out of the 897 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Regan Career Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. RCI is a private for-profit institution located in El Monte, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at RCI
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villa Maria College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Villa Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mildred Elley NYC. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 355 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Mildred Elley NYC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Mandl School - The College of Allied Health came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Mandl School - The College of Allied Health is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Southwest University at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 239 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwest University at El Paso Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Kent State University at East Liverpool landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Located in East Liverpool, Ohio, this small public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Carrington College-Pleasant Hill is a small private for-profit school situated in Pleasant Hill, California. It awarded 153 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Western Career College-Pleasant Hill
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking, coming in at #10. New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is a small school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 74 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
South University, Montgomery came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Montgomery
Eastwick College - Ramsey ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major list. This small school is located in Ramsey, New Jersey, and it awarded 163 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eastwick College - Ramsey
Fox College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Fox College is a small school located in Tinley Park, Illinois that handed out 98 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Fox College
Carrington College, Las Vegas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Carrington College, Las Vegas is a private for-profit institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 133 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Carrington College, Las Vegas
Ross College-Sylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking, coming in at #15. Ross College-Sylvania is a small private for-profit school situated in Sylvania, Ohio. It awarded 154 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ross College-Sylvania
University of Pittsburgh - Titusville ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major list. Pitt Titusville is a public institution located in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Pitt Titusville Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Bryant & Stratton College - Greece landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 30 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Greece Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #19, West Virginia Junior College - Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major list. Cross Lanes, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
Full West Virginia Junior College - Charleston Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Huntington Junior College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Huntington Junior College is a small private for-profit school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 6 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Huntington Junior College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
City College - Gainesville came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. This small school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 0 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full City College - Gainesville Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking, coming in at #22. Media, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 33 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Lansdale School of Business came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Lansdale School of Business is a private for-profit institution located in North Wales, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lansdale School of Business
West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. WVJC Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
CBD College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major ranking. Community Based Education and Development is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 159 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at CBD College
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Pima Medical Institute - Denver | Denver, CO |
| 52 | Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| 53 | Casa Loma College | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| 54 | Remington College - Lafayette Campus | Lafayette, LA |
| 55 | Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA |
| 56 | Bryant & Stratton College - Albany | Albany, NY |
| 57 | Professional Skills Institute | Maumee, OH |
| 58 | Advanced Training Associates | El Cajon, CA |
| 59 | Empire College | Santa Rosa, CA |
| 60 | South University, Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 61 | Plaza College | Forest Hills, NY |
| 62 | EDP University - Humacao | Humacao, PR |
| 63 | River Valley Community College | Claremont, NH |
| 64 | City College - Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 65 | Gwinnett College - Lilburn | Lilburn, GA |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 116 | Washington County Community College | Calais, ME |
| 117 | Zane State College | Zanesville, OH |
| 118 | Hodges University | Fort Myers, FL |
| 119 | Pima Medical Institute - Seattle | Seattle, WA |
| 120 | Dewey University - Hato Rey | Hato Rey, PR |
| 121 | Remington College - Fort Worth Campus | Fort Worth, TX |
| 122 | Kennebec Valley Community College | Fairfield, ME |
| 123 | South Hills School of Business & Technology | State College, PA |
| 124 | Eastwick College - Hackensack | Hackensack, NJ |
| 125 | Martin Community College | Williamston, NC |
| 126 | IBMC College | Fort Collins, CO |
| 127 | Herzing University - Kenner | Metairie, LA |
| 127 | City College - Hollywood | Hollywood, FL |
| 129 | Concorde Career College - Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 130 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 131 | Huertas College | Caguas, PR |
| 132 | Pima Medical Institute - Houston | Houston, TX |
| 133 | Humacao Community College | Humacao, PR |
| 134 | University of Puerto Rico - Humacao | Humacao, PR |
| 135 | Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner, MA |
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