by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate” 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 Iowa, there were 477 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,902 and $19,317 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 198 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health and medical assisting services. To top this list, a school must have a successful allied health and medical assisting services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa associate degree medical assisting students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 88 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Kirkwood Community College
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Waterloo, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Full Hawkeye Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 17 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Indian Hills Community College
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Iowa Area Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school situated in Mason City, Iowa. It awarded 13 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Iowa Area Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Ross College-Quad Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. Ross College-Quad Cities is a private for-profit institution located in Bettendorf, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 Ross College-Quad Cities
Mercy College of Health Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. Mercy College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 9 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Mercy College of Health Sciences
With a ranking of #8, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate list. Fort Dodge, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical assisting degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Central Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small public school situated in Calmar, Iowa. It awarded 20 associates’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at NICC
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