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 Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Far Western US region, there were 17,752 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,898 and $12,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 116 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regan Career Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Regan Career Institute is a private for-profit institution located in El Monte, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at RCI
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Las Vegas landed the #3 spot on the list. Carrington College, Las Vegas is a private for-profit institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 121 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Carrington College, Las Vegas Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend CBD College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full CBD College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanbridge University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stanbridge University is a small school located in Irvine, California that handed out 121 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Stanbridge University
With a ranking of #6, Career College of Northern Nevada did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Career College of Northern Nevada is a small private for-profit school situated in Sparks, Nevada. It awarded 32 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Career College of Northern Nevada
With a ranking of #7, Casa Loma College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Van Nuys, California, and it awarded 17 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Casa Loma College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Advanced Training Associates ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. El Cajon, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Full Advanced Training Associates Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #9, Empire College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Empire College is a small school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 57 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Empire College
Platt College - Anaheim landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Platt College - Anaheim is located in Anaheim, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Platt College - Anaheim
Hawaii Medical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii Medical College is a small private for-profit school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 144 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hawaii Medical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this small private for-profit school handed out 277 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Concorde Career College - Garden Grove ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Garden Grove, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 150 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - Garden Grove
Platt College - Riverside ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Platt College - Riverside is a small school located in Riverside, California that handed out 28 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Platt College - Riverside Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
American Career College - Anaheim came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Anaheim, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 323 students in 2020-2021.
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 more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at American Career College - Anaheim
With a ranking of #16, Platt College - Ontario did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Platt College - Ontario is a small private for-profit school situated in Ontario, California. It awarded 24 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Platt College - Ontario Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Pima Medical Institute - Seattle did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private for-profit school handed out 210 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pima Medical Institute - Seattle
Concorde Career College - North Hollywood ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in North Hollywood, California, and it awarded 144 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Concorde Career College - North Hollywood Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #19, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Concorde Career College - San Diego came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Concorde Career College - San Diego is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 172 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Concorde Career College - San Diego
With a ranking of #21, Platt College - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Platt College - Los Angeles is located in Alhambra, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Platt College - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #22, Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Institute of Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Clovis, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 193 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Fresno Institute of Technology
Linn-Benton Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Linn-Benton Community College is a small school located in Albany, Oregon that handed out 38 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Whatcom Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Whatcom Community College
Loma Linda University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Loma Linda, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 62 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Loma Linda University
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