2023 Most Focused Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 80 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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Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region medical assisting students.
Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest University at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region. Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 328 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Southwest University at El Paso
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 Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Round Rock, Texas, and it awarded 21 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Medical Institute - Mesa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 263 students in 2020-2021.
Full PMI Mesa Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - North Houston Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas 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.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - North Houston Campus
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools 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 awarded 164 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Full Pima Medical Institute - El Paso Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Remington College - Dallas Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 199 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - Dallas Campus
Luna Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Luna Community College is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Luna Community College
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 103 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Remington College - Fort Worth Campus
Pima Medical Institute - Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 273 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pima Medical Institute - Houston
Pima Medical Institute - Tucson landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PMI Tucson is a small school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 374 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pima Medical Institute - Tucson Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Roswell Campus is located in Roswell, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ENMU - Roswell Campus
Western Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Western Technical College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small private for-profit school handed out 239 degrees to qualified ’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 Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Concorde Career College - San Antonio came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Concorde Career College - San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 157 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Carrington College, Phoenix North landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 160 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
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Connors State College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Connors State College is a small school located in Warner, Oklahoma that handed out 29 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at CSC
Concorde Career College - Dallas ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Concorde Career College - Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 137 ’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 - Dallas
With a ranking of #19, Parker University did quite well on the 2023 Schools 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 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Murray State College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Murray State College is a small school located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma that handed out 19 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Murray State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Oklahoma City Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City Community College is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at OCCC
With a ranking of #22, San Juan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. San Juan College is located in Farmington, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
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Weatherford College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Weatherford, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Full Weatherford College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Carl Albert State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Poteau, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Seminole State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in the Southwest Region list. Seminole, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Seminole State College
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