Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Arkansas Tech University

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 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.

ATU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

ATU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at ATU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at ATU are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arkansas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	18
Physical Therapy Assistant	17
Medical/Clinical Assistant	6

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Pharmacy Technicians	4,490	$29,640
Medical Assistants	3,790	$30,320
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,120	$42,300
Surgical Technologists	1,110	$42,720

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.