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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 Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 2,900 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,414 and $13,341 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 32 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois medical assisting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Located in Bedford Park, Illinois, this small private for-profit school awarded 111 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Fox College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Morton College is located in Cicero, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Full Morton College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 142 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Rasmussen University - Illinois
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #4 spot on the list. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a small school located in North Chicago, Illinois that handed out 29 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Central College landed the #5 spot on the list. East Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 84 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lewis and Clark Community College
Black Hawk College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. BHC is a public institution located in Moline, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at BHC
Shawnee Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Shawnee Community College is a small public school situated in Ullin, Illinois. It awarded 13 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Shawnee Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Lake Land College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lake Land College
With a ranking of #10, Parkland College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Parkland College is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 95 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Suburban College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. South Suburban College is a public institution located in South Holland, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, College of DuPage did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. College of DuPage is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 83 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of DuPage Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #13, McHenry County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. MCC is a public institution located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at McHenry County College
John A Logan College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. John A Logan College is a public institution located in Carterville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at John A Logan College
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Malcolm X College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 270 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #16, Heartland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this small public school awarded 89 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Heartland Community College
Southwestern Illinois College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at SWIC
Elgin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ECC
With a ranking of #19, Kankakee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Kankakee Community College is a small public school situated in Kankakee, Illinois. It awarded 21 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Kankakee Community College
Oakton Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Oakton Community College
Lincoln Trail College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Lincoln Trail College is a public institution located in Robinson, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Highland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #22. Freeport, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Highland Community College
Waubonsee Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 123 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Waubonsee Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
With a ranking of #24, Kaskaskia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Kaskaskia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Kaskaskia College
Lincoln Land Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in Illinois list. Located in Springfield, Illinois, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
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