2024 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region
102Colleges in the Southeast Region
13,689Medical/Clinical Assistant Degrees Awarded
Ranked #122 in popularity, medical/clinical assistant is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 102 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,689 degrees in medical/clinical assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Medical/Clinical Assistant School
Your choice of medical/clinical assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Medical/Clinical Assistant School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Medical/Clinical Assistant in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of medical/clinical assistant degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
16 Top Southeast Region Schools in Medical/Clinical Assistant
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in medical/clinical assistant. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 340 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year.
South College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 90 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at South College in the most recent year we have data available.
ECPI University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in medical/clinical assistant. ECPI University is a large private for-profit university located in the large city of Virginia Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECPI University is a great university overall.
There were about 504 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at ECPI University in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in medical/clinical assistant needs to look into Central Georgia Technical College. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #571 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CGTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 45 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at CGTC in the most recent year we have data available.
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Concord.
There were roughly 5 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #724 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FSCJ is a great college overall.
There were approximately 31 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent year we have data available.
Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the city of Ocala. A Best Colleges rank of #303 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great university overall.
There were approximately 78 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Florida in the most recent data year.
Central Piedmont Community College is a large public college located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #931 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Central Piedmont Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 26 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Central Piedmont Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #773 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lanier Technical College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 54 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Lanier Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Herzing University - Winter Park is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Winter Park.
There were about 10 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Herzing University - Winter Park in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 12th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 42 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Wallace State, Hanceville in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 29th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 21 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Durham Technical Community College in the most recent data year.
ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Russellville. This university ranks 15th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 6 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available.
Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Bossier City. This college ranks 17th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 38 medical/clinical assistant students who graduated with this degree at Bossier Parish Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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).