Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you are interested in studying allied health & medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 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.

UMKC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

UMKC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at UMKC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at University of Missouri - Kansas City.

UMKC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

77% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of medical assisting master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in medical assisting each year. UMKC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from UMKC, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Kansas City. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anesthesiologist Assistant	10

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Medical Assistants	10,260	$32,260
Pharmacy Technicians	9,850	$32,090
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,240	$53,150
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,210	$46,580

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
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