by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,086 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,858 and $19,220 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 660 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health and medical assisting services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their allied health and medical assisting services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The medical assisting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Medical Institute - Denver. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
Full PMI Denver Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Provo College landed the #2 spot on the list. Provo College is a private for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Provo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend IBMC College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. IBMC College is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at IBMC College
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AmeriTech College - Draper landed the #4 spot on the list. AmeriTech College - Draper is located in Draper, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at AmeriTech College - Draper
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 26 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Laramie County Community College
Morgan Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Fort Morgan, Colorado, and it awarded 12 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Morgan Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Flathead Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Kalispell, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Flathead Valley Community College
College of Eastern Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at College of Eastern Idaho
Concorde Career College - Aurora landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 15 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Concorde Career College - Aurora Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Great Falls College Montana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Great Falls College Montana State University is located in Great Falls, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Arapahoe Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Littleton, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Arapahoe Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Highlands College of Montana Tech landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Butte, Montana, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Highlands College of Montana Tech
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ISU
Carrington College, Boise did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 7 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Carrington College, Boise Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
North Idaho College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. North Idaho College is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 25 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at CWI
Salt Lake Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 89 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Salt Lake Community College
Pueblo Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #18. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Full Pueblo Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Casper College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Casper College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lewis - Clark State College
With a ranking of #21, LDS Business College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LDS Business College is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 8 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LDS Business College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Aims Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Aims Community College is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full Aims Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Northwest College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Northwest College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 2 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwest College
College of Southern Idaho came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Idaho Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Dixie State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Saint George, Utah, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Dixie State University
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