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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nova Southeastern University

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nova Southeastern University

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

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year.

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.

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Assisting
  • Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

The medical assisting major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of medical assisting bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its medical assisting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

52% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of medical assisting master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in medical assisting each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from NUS Florida, 51% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nova Southeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Anesthesiologist Assistant 63
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 19

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 FL, the home state for Nova Southeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants 55,330 $32,870
Pharmacy Technicians 30,080 $32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians 9,600 $42,730
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 8,350 $33,280

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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