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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study allied health & medical assisting services, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

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.

SIUC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

SIUC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

56% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 14% men each year. The program at SIUC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at SIUC are white. Around 94% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 21

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants 23,830 $35,910
Pharmacy Technicians 21,490 $33,140
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,990 $47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants 4,470 $58,060

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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