Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CMU CLAS is located in Fayette, Missouri and has a total student population of 1,141.

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.

CMU CLAS Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

CMU CLAS Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at CMU CLAS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

CMU CLAS Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at CMU CLAS may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at CMU CLAS are white. Around 89% 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 Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CMU CLAS also has a doctoral program available in medical assisting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	8
Occupational Therapist Assistant	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• 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 MO, the home state for Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.