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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Dixie State University

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Dixie State University

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Dixie State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and has a total student population of 12,043.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services section at the bottom of this page.

Dixie State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Dixie State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Dixie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Dixie State University.

Dixie State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

73% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Dixie State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Dixie State College are white. Around 93% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dixie State University with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Medical Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Dixie State University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Medical Assistants 7,020 $33,000
Pharmacy Technicians 4,020 $37,190
Health Specialties Professors 2,120 $141,550
Surgical Technologists 1,130 $44,300
Physician Assistants 1,090 $102,710

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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