by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia” 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 84,492 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Virginia, there were 1,158 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,944 and $22,406 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 18 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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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 “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 554 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ECPI University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 94 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tidewater Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia list. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 40 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Radford Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University landed the #5 spot on the list. American National University is a private for-profit institution located in Salem, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 75 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at American National University
South University, Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Glen Allen, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 32 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Richmond
Southwest Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Richlands, Virginia, and it awarded 31 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest Virginia
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #9, Riverside College of Health Careers did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia list. Riverside College of Health Careers is a small school located in Newport News, Virginia that handed out 22 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Riverside College of Health Careers
Eastern Virginia Career College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking. Eastern Virginia Career College is a small school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia that handed out 36 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eastern Virginia Career College
Chester Career College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in CHESTER, Virginia, and it awarded 20 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Richmond School of Health and Technology Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Wytheville Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. WCC is a public institution located in Wytheville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wytheville Community College
South University, Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. South University, Virginia Beach is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 12 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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 full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Virginia Beach
Eastern Virginia Medical School landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 11 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eastern Virginia Medical School
With a ranking of #15, Stratford University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Stratford University
Germanna Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking. Germanna Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Locust Grove, Virginia. It awarded 0 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Germanna Community College
Patrick Henry Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Martinsville, Virginia, and it awarded 0 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Patrick Henry
With a ranking of #16, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Virginia list. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia Western Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
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