2026 Best Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Best Schools for Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist

1

Widener University Main Campus
Chester, PA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Degrees Awarded

$60,864 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is Widener University Main Campus, our #1 school for medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener University Main Campus is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Roughly 68% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 28 medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist degrees were awarded at Widener University Main Campus in the most recent year. Graduates of the medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist program make about $60,864 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $26,561. Read more about the medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist program at Widener University Main Campus

2

Career Technical Institute
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist Degrees Awarded

$20,308 Median Starting Salary

Career Technical Institute is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist, ranking #2. Located in the city of Washington, Career Technical Institute is a small private for-profit university. There were roughly 11 medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at Career Technical Institute in the most recent data year. Graduates of the medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist program make about $20,308 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $9,500 to complete this degree. Read more about the medical/health management & clinical assistant/specialist program at Career Technical Institute

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.