Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Thomas Edison State University

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

TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and approximately 10,495 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.

TESU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

TESU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at TESU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Thomas Edison State University.

TESU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at TESU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Thomas Edison State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	36

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 NJ, the home state for Thomas Edison State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical Assistants	19,110	$35,840
Pharmacy Technicians	9,570	$33,070
Healthcare Support Workers	6,080	$36,540
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,080	$37,630

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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