Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eastern Virginia Medical School

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Eastern Virginia Medical School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern Virginia Medical School is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 1,289 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.

Eastern Virginia Medical School Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Eastern Virginia Medical School Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Eastern Virginia Medical School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Eastern Virginia Medical School Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in medical assisting from Eastern Virginia Medical School. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in medical assisting each year. Eastern Virginia Medical School does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a master's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Eastern Virginia Medical School. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Virginia Medical School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant	11

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Other Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Health/Medical Prep Programs

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 VA, the home state for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Pharmacy Technicians	9,690	$32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.