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2024 Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges in the Southwest Region
623 Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Degrees Awarded
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #503 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 623 degrees in medical office assistant/specialist during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Medical Office Assistant/Specialist School

Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region The medical office assistant/specialist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medical Office Assistant/Specialist rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for medical office assistant/specialist 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 Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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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Best Schools for Medical Office Assistant/Specialist in the Southwest Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medical office assistant/specialist degree levels they offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ

University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medical office assistant/specialist. Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

Any student pursuing a degree in medical office assistant/specialist needs to check out New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were roughly 15 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Dona Ana in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NM
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in medical office assistant/specialist needs to look into New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 6 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Carlsbad in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat American InterContinental University - Online if you wish to pursue a degree in medical office assistant/specialist. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the rural area of Chandler. A Best Colleges rank of #649 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means AIU Online is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 medical office assistant/specialist students who graduated from this program at AIU Online in the most recent data year.

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Best Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Colleges by State

Explore the best medical office assistant/specialist colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 21
New Mexico 416 15

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One of 23 majors within the Health & Medical Administrative Services area of study, Medical Office Assistant/Specialist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 3,357
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 2,363
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 1,936
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 1,850
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 334
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 265
Health Information Management 235
Long Term Care Administration/Management 222
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 218
Healthcare Innovation 114

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