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Basic Certificate in Medical/Clinical Assistant

Basic Certificates in Medical/Clinical Assistant

9,731 Yearly Graduations
92% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 66% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.7% of medical/clinical assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medical/Clinical Assistant Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 9,731 people earned their basic certificate in medical/clinical assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medical/clinical assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 37,342
Basic Certificate 9,731
Associate Degree 5,013
Bachelor’s Degree 2

Earnings of Medical/Clinical Assistant Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for medical/clinical assistant students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in medical/clinical assistant. About 92.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 759
Women 8,972
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medical/clinical assistant basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 415
Black or African American 1,751
Hispanic or Latino 3,932
White 2,289
International Students 70
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,274
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to medical/clinical assistant that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) 3,105
Other Allied Health Services 2,715
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 2,182
Radiologist Assistant 1,364
Medical Laboratory Assistant 206

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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