2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in New York

Medical/Clinical Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for medical/clinical assistant students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 630 associate degrees in medical/clinical assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Medical/Clinical Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of medical/clinical assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality medical/clinical assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medical/clinical assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medical/clinical assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical/clinical assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medical/clinical assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Medical/Clinical Assistant in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant.

10 Top New York Schools for an Associate in Medical/Clinical Assistant

1

Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North
Liverpool, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North if you wish to pursue an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Liverpool.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North

2

Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the city of Buffalo, Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo

3

Monroe College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant needs to check out Monroe College. Monroe College is a moderately-sized private for-profit college located in the city of Bronx.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Monroe College

4

Bryant & Stratton College - Greece
Rochester, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rochester.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Bryant & Stratton College - Greece

5

Bryant & Stratton College - Albany
Albany, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Albany.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Bryant & Stratton College - Albany

6

The College of Westchester
White Plains, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of White Plains, CW is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from The College of Westchester

7

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Buffalo.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Erie Community College

8

Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Queensborough Community College

9

Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

BCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Bronx.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Bronx Community College

10

New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants
Long Island City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Long Island City, New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants

Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	379	246
New Jersey	249	79
Maryland	221	59
Delaware	96	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical/Clinical Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Medical/Clinical Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Medical/Clinical Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	194
Occupational Therapist Assistant	187
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	47
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	28

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.