Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Thomas Edison State University

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Thomas Edison State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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

Online Classes Are Available at TESU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TESU does offer online courses in medical assisting for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

TESU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at TESU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 51% more women than average.

TESU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide 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	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Allied Health Professions
• Other 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.