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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest University at El Paso

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest University at El Paso

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

Southwest University at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 1,558.

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.

Southwest University at El Paso Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Southwest University at El Paso Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Southwest University at El Paso

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Southwest University at El Paso.

Southwest University at El Paso Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

82% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Southwest University at El Paso may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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Southwest University at El Paso does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest University at El Paso with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 282
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 TX, the home state for Southwest University at El Paso.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants 59,930 $31,580
Pharmacy Technicians 37,200 $34,290
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 11,920 $31,010
Surgical Technologists 10,340 $49,410

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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