2025 Best Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Associate Degree Schools

If you pursue a associate degree in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #50 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 55 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Associate Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,052 associate degrees in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary School for Your Associate Degree

The medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Schools for an Associate in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

1

Merced College
Merced, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Merced College is a good choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Merced College

2

Butte College
Oroville, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Butte College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Butte College

3

Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Rochester Community and Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the midsize city of Rochester.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Rochester Community and Technical College

4

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Rice Lake, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary. WITC is a small public college located in the town of Rice Lake.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

5

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

MATC is a large public college located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Milwaukee Area Technical College

6

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Nassau Community College

7

Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Western Technical College

8

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit university located in the small city of Rapid City.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from National American University - Rapid City

9

Shasta College
Redding, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Shasta College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Redding.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Shasta College

10

North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

North Shore Community College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Danvers.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from North Shore Community College

11

Bryant & Stratton College - Online
Orchard Park, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary from Bryant & Stratton College - Online

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank	College	Location
12	Anoka Technical College	Anoka, MN
13	Bergen Community College	Paramus, NJ
14	Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach, VA
15	Danville Area Community College	Danville, IL
16	Century College	White Bear Lake, MN
17	Ridgewater College	Willmar, MN
18	William Rainey Harper College	Palatine, IL

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary by Region

View the Best Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	3,688
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	3,511
Health Care Management	2,179
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	1,620
Medical Office Management/Administration	1,040
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	833
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	593
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist	304
Health Information Management	184
Clinical Research Coordinator	43

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.