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Basic Certificate in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Basic Certificates in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

19,412 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 54% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of medical assisting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medical Assisting Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 19,412 people earned their basic certificate in medical assisting. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medical assisting at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 41,426
Basic Certificate 19,412
Associate Degree 16,805
Bachelor’s Degree 949
Master’s Degree 561
Graduate Certificate 36

Earnings of Medical Assisting Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for medical assisting majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in medical assisting. About 82.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3,475
Women 15,937
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medical assisting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 791
Black or African American 3,086
Hispanic or Latino 5,790
White 7,393
International Students 118
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,234
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to medical assisting that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 44,253
Allied Health Professions 22,225
Health/Medical Admin Services 13,996
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,907
Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 6,973

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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