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

If you are interested in studying allied health and 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

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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

50% Women
The medical assisting program at UMKC awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in medical assisting each year. UMKC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from UMKC, 90% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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