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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Shawnee State University

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Shawnee State University

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

Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and approximately 3,485 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.

Shawnee State University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Shawnee State University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Shawnee State University

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

Shawnee State University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

80% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Shawnee State University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Shawnee State University are white. Around 82% 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 Shawnee State University with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 36
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Shawnee State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shawnee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 57
Physical Therapy Assistant 18

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 OH, the home state for Shawnee State University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Medical Assistants 23,930 $31,900
Pharmacy Technicians 16,190 $30,500
Health Specialties Professors 10,330 $130,280
Physical Therapist Assistants 5,990 $58,740
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,460 $42,780

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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