Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Albany 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 Albany State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,509.

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.

Albany State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Albany State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Earnings of Albany State Medical Assisting Graduates

The median salary of medical assisting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Albany State is $50,576. This is 67% higher than $30,256, which is the national average for all medical assisting bachelor's degree recipients.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Albany State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Albany State University.

Albany State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Albany State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Albany State University with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	16
Occupational Therapist Assistant	15

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied 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 GA, the home state for Albany State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical Assistants	24,570	$32,060
Pharmacy Technicians	12,450	$30,240
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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
• Image Credit: By Diqiu Wang under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.