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

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

63% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at South University, Tampa may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% 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	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South University, Tampa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	33
Occupational Therapist Assistant	24

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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