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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Southwest Region

78 Ranked Colleges
2,201 Degrees Awarded
$35,297 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 13,356 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,337 and $15,939 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,201 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 78 colleges that offered a degree in allied health and medical assisting services. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health and medical assisting services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree medical assisting students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest University at El Paso landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwest University at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 314 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest University at El Paso

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South University, Austin
Round Rock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 21 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Austin

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Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Mesa landed the #3 spot on the list. Pima Medical Institute - Mesa is a small private for-profit school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 120 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pima Medical Institute - Mesa

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - North Houston Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 39 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - North Houston Campus

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Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.

Full PMI El Paso Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Garland, Texas. It awarded 33 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - Dallas Campus

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Luna Community College
Las Vegas, New Mexico

Luna Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Luna Community College is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 16 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Luna Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - Fort Worth Campus

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With a ranking of #9, Pima Medical Institute - Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. PMI Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pima Medical Institute - Houston Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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With a ranking of #10, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Roswell, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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Western Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Western Technical College

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Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 35 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 Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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With a ranking of #14, Concorde Career College - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 27 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 89%.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - San Antonio

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Carrington College, Phoenix North landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Carrington College, Phoenix

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Connors State College
Warner, Oklahoma

Connors State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Warner, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Connors State College

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Concorde Career College - Dallas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 19 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - Dallas

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Parker University
Dallas, Texas

Parker University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Parker University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 24 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 Parker University

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Murray State College
Tishomingo, Oklahoma

Murray State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Tishomingo, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Murray State College

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Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Oklahoma City Community College is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.

Full OCCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

San Juan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 56 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SJC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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Weatherford College
Weatherford, Texas

Weatherford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Weatherford, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified associates’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Weatherford College

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Carl Albert State College
Poteau, Oklahoma

Carl Albert State College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Poteau, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Carl Albert State College

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Pima Medical Institute - Tucson came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima Medical Institute - Tucson is a small private for-profit school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 46 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

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Seminole State College
Seminole, Oklahoma

Seminole State College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Seminole State College is located in Seminole, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.

Full Seminole State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report

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