The Medical Assisting Major at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

UA Pulaski Tech is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 4,810 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.

UA Pulaski Tech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

UA Pulaski Tech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at UA Pulaski Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College.

UA Pulaski Tech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

94% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at UA Pulaski Tech are white. Around 75% 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 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	25

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Pharmacy Technicians	4,490	$29,640
Medical Assistants	3,790	$30,320
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,120	$42,300
Surgical Technologists	1,110	$42,720

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*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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