by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 20,908 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,654 and $17,531 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 238 colleges that offer a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 797 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Out of the 238 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 554 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 238 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater landed the #3 spot on the list. Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 253 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 162 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South College
Tidewater Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Tidewater Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at FSCJ
West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVJC Morgantown is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 82 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nova Southeastern University
With a ranking of #10, Broward College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. BC is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 77 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Broward College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 132 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at A-State
With a ranking of #13, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 64 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Concorde Career College - Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Concorde Career College - Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 391 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full Concorde Career College - Memphis Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and it awarded 58 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Greenville Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. GTC is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full Greenville Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #16, South University, Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. South University, Tampa is a small private for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 57 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Tampa
Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 76 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Piedmont Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 53 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Bossier Parish Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bossier Parish Community College is a public institution located in Bossier City, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 98 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bossier Parish Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Blue Cliff College - Alexandria landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alexandria, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
Full Blue Cliff College - Alexandria Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #22, Miami Dade College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 84 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at MDC
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is located in Hudson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
South University, Savannah did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. South University, Savannah is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Savannah
Daytona State College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 57 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 36 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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