Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Tampa

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

South University, Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 867 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.

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

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South University, Tampa Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South University, Tampa

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at South University, Tampa may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

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 FL, the home state for South University, Tampa.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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.