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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Rutgers New Brunswick Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

83% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Rutgers New Brunswick may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. Around 78% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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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