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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 8,049 people earned their degree in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary, making the major the 213th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 396 medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 123 medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary. To top this list, a school must have a successful medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary 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 plains states region associate degree medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #1 spot on the list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Iowa Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. North Iowa Area Community College is located in Mason City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. M State is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anoka Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Anoka Technical College is a small school located in Anoka, Minnesota that handed out 8 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Rochester, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 6 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary students in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
Dakota County Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small school located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Des Moines Area Community College is a public institution located in Ankeny, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Central Lakes College is a small school located in Brainerd, Minnesota that handed out 3 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Minnesota West is a small public school situated in Granite Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 3 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Central Missouri College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Trenton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Labette Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Labette Community College is a small school located in Parsons, Kansas that handed out 2 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
Hawkeye Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Hawkeye Community College is a public institution located in Waterloo, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary students in 2020-2021.
Bismarck State College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Bismarck State College is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees to qualified students.
Grantham University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Grantham University is a medium-sized school located in Lenexa, Kansas that handed out 1 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sinte Gleska University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 0 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Riverland Community College is a public institution located in Austin, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this small private for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary students in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Lake Superior College is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
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Highland Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Highland Community College is a public institution located in Highland, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Dordt University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Center, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this small private for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Dakota College at Bottineau landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school situated in Bottineau, North Dakota. It awarded 0 associates’s medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degrees in 2020-2021.
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