Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Columbia

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if South University, Columbia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 732.

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.

South University, Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South University, Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South University, Columbia

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

South University, Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

81% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at South University, Columbia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 South University, Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	19
Occupational Therapist Assistant	16
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2

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 SC, the home state for South University, Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical Assistants	9,800	$32,120
Pharmacy Technicians	7,500	$31,530
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Surgical Technologists	1,970	$39,970
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,960	$31,630

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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