2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #153 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 106 master's degrees in allied health and medical assisting services during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in medical assisting matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of allied health and medical assisting services students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for allied health and medical assisting services.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for allied health and medical assisting services students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Medical Assisting Students Working on Their Master's

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Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

78 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health and medical assisting services needs to take a look at Saint Francis University. Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Loretto. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in allied health and medical assisting services in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 78 allied health and medical assisting services individuals who graduated with this degree at Saint Francis in the most recent data year.

Those allied health and medical assisting services students who get their master's degree from Saint Francis University earn $14,000 more than the typical medical assisting graduate.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In PA

#3 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Drexel University if you want to pursue a master's degree in allied health and medical assisting services. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in allied health and medical assisting services in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 12 allied health and medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

Those allied health and medical assisting services students who get their master's degree from Drexel University receive $4,400 more than the standard medical assisting student.

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3

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Maryland - Baltimore if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health and medical assisting services. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in allied health and medical assisting services in Maryland.

There were about 10 allied health and medical assisting services individuals who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in allied health and medical assisting services from University of Maryland - Baltimore

4

Widener University
Chester, PA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In PA

#2 Best Quality In PA

Widener University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in allied health and medical assisting services. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Chester. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in allied health and medical assisting services in Pennsylvania.

There were about 6 allied health and medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges by State

Explore the most popular allied health and medical assisting services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	238	117
Maryland	190	10
District of Columbia	151	32

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Rankings by Major

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	84
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant	22

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	6,146
Public Health	3,249
Allied Health Professions	2,660
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2,529
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	2,202
Communication Sciences	1,992
Mental & Social Health Services	1,866
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	490
Other Health Professions	375
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	363

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.