by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 84,492 people earned their degree in allied health and medical assisting services, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, allied health and medical assisting services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,905 and had an average of $16,497 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 2,900 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,414 and $13,341 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health and medical assisting services. To top this list, a school must have a successful allied health and medical assisting services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois. Fox College is located in Bedford Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 111 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Fox College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. COD is a public institution located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this small private for-profit school awarded 142 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois. East Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ICC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Godfrey, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lewis and Clark Community College
Lake Land College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 70 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lake Land College
Morton College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Morton College is located in Cicero, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full Morton College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Parkland College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 95 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Parkland College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Illinois College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #8, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small school located in North Chicago, Illinois that handed out 29 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full RFUMS Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
McHenry County College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Crystal Lake, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Full McHenry County College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Elgin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ECC
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Black Hawk College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. BHC is a small public school situated in Moline, Illinois. It awarded 33 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Black Hawk College
With a ranking of #13, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 270 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
William Rainey Harper College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #16. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at William Rainey Harper College
Oakton Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oakton Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Waubonsee Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.
Full Waubonsee Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Heartland Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Heartland Community College is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Heartland Community College
Shawnee Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Ullin, Illinois, and it awarded 13 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Shawnee Community College
College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #21. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 227 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at College of Lake County
Kankakee Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Kankakee, Illinois, and it awarded 21 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kankakee Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
John A Logan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #22. John A Logan College is a public institution located in Carterville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at John A Logan College
Lincoln Land Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Lincoln Land Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 22 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lincoln Land Community College
South Suburban College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. South Suburban College is a small school located in South Holland, Illinois that handed out 31 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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