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2024 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Massachusetts

6 Colleges in Massachusetts
875 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$32,375 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in allied health & medical assisting services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #48 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for allied health & medical assisting services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 875 degrees in allied health & medical assisting services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Massachusetts The medical assisting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for allied health & medical assisting services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Assisting
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Assisting

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of medical assisting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Massachusetts Schools in Medical Assisting

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
78 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
59.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Mount Wachusett Community College if you want to pursue a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 53rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 78 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at MWCC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the allied health & medical assisting services degree program at Mount Wachusett Community College make $12,030 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
45.2% Growth in Graduates

Springfield Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. STCC is a small public college located in the city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #912 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means STCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 42 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent data year. Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services degree recipients from Springfield Technical Community College get an earnings boost of about $2,285 over the average income of allied health & medical assisting services majors.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
72.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services needs to look into Quinsigamond Community College. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #854 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Quinsigamond Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 44 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the allied health & medical assisting services degree program at Quinsigamond Community College get $5,631 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
46.3% Growth in Graduates

North Shore Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #632 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means North Shore Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 67 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent data year. Those allied health & medical assisting services students who get their degree from North Shore Community College earn $4,665 more than the average medical assisting graduate.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Bristol is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Fall River. This college ranks 56th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 40 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Bristol in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the medical assisting program report average early career wages of $31,853.

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6
Fisher College crest
Fisher College
Boston, MA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MA

Located in the large city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 59th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 1 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Fisher College in the most recent data year.

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6
Bay State College crest
Bay State College
Boston, MA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$52,962 Median Starting Salary

Bay State College is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Boston. This college ranks 2189th out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were roughly 40 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Bay State College in the most recent year we have data available. Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services degree recipients from Bay State College receive an earnings boost of about $20,587 above the average earnings of allied health & medical assisting services majors.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paxton. A Best Colleges rank of #738 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Anna Maria is a great college overall.

There were approximately 2 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA

BCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Pittsfield. This college ranks 2107th out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were roughly 8 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at BCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MA
78.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1060 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Middlesex Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 28 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241 390
New Hampshire 210 39
Maine 202 118
Rhode Island 200 96
Vermont 194 14

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 624
Physical Therapy Assistant 91
Occupational Therapist Assistant 73
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 51
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 26
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 10

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 6,736
Public Health 1,631
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 1,487
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1,434
Allied Health Professions 1,314
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1,050
Mental & Social Health Services 951
Health Sciences & Services 789
Medicine 692
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 627

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