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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at College of DuPage

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

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and approximately 21,010 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.

COD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

COD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at COD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at College of DuPage.

COD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

75% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at COD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of DuPage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 20
Anesthesiologist Assistant 19
Physical Therapy Assistant 17

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants 23,830 $35,910
Pharmacy Technicians 21,490 $33,140
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,990 $47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants 4,470 $58,060

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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