Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Diego Mesa College

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at San Diego Mesa College stacks up to those at other schools.

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and approximately 20,693 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.

San Diego Mesa College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

San Diego Mesa College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at San Diego Mesa College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at San Diego Mesa College are white. Around 53% 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 San Diego Mesa College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 CA, the home state for San Diego Mesa College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants	92,960	$38,250
Pharmacy Technicians	37,630	$42,610
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Healthcare Support Workers	12,680	$44,820
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.