by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,189 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 233 colleges that offer a degree in allied health and medical assisting services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in allied health and medical assisting services.
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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 Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree medical assisting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountain State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Mountain State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Out of the 233 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SABER College landed the #1 spot on the list. SABER College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full SABER College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Montgomery. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
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.
Full South University, Montgomery Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Daymar College - Bowling Green. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region. Daymar College - Bowling Green is a private for-profit institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Daymar College - Bowling Green Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia Junior College - Charleston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region. WVJC Charleston is a private for-profit institution located in Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Huntington Junior College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Huntington Junior College is a small private for-profit school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 15 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Huntington Junior College
City College - Gainesville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 9 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at City College - Gainesville
West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. WVJC Bridgeport is a small private for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, West Virginia. It awarded 16 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Daymar College - Murfreesboro ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Daymar College - Murfreesboro is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
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 Daymar College - Murfreesboro Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
South University, Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. South University, Richmond is located in Glen Allen, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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, Richmond
City College - Miami ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 6 associates’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 more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at City College - Miami
Ross College-Hopkinsville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 12 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ross College-Hopkinsville
Daymar College - Nashville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 6 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. 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 Daymar College - Nashville Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Bryan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Rogers, Arkansas. It awarded 8 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Bryan University
West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown is a private for-profit institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 84 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at WVJC Morgantown
American National University - Lexington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Blue Cliff College - Alexandria ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Blue Cliff College - Alexandria is a small private for-profit school situated in Alexandria, Louisiana. It awarded 51 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Blue Cliff College - Alexandria Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Remington College - Lafayette Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Tampa came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Tampa
City College - Fort Lauderdale ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 6 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 more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at City College - Fort Lauderdale
Gwinnett College - Lilburn landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lilburn, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Gwinnett College - Lilburn Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
South University, Columbia ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region list. South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Columbia
Daymar College - Clarksville came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Daymar College - Clarksville
Eastern Virginia Career College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 19 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Eastern Virginia Career College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Taylor College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Belleview, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Taylor College
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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