Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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.

Essex Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Essex Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Essex County College.

Essex Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

22% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Essex may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 65% more women than average.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	27

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical Assistants	19,110	$35,840
Pharmacy Technicians	9,570	$33,070
Healthcare Support Workers	6,080	$36,540
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,080	$37,630

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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