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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,086 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,858 and $19,220 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree medical assisting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Bachelor’s list. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at WSU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Medical Assisting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ISU
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