Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Parker University

If you plan to study allied health & medical assisting services, take a look at what Parker University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Parker University is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 1,697.

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.

Parker University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Parker University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Parker University

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

Parker University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

69% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Parker University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Parker University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	24

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 TX, the home state for Parker University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Pharmacy Technicians	37,200	$34,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	11,920	$31,010
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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