Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Harcum College

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 Harcum College stacks up to those at other schools.

Harcum College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,150.

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.

Harcum College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Harcum College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Harcum College

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

Harcum College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Harcum College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Harcum College are white. Around 72% 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 Harcum College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Harcum College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	33
Physical Therapy Assistant	28

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing
• Dental Support Services

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 PA, the home state for Harcum College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Assistants	27,590	$32,770
Pharmacy Technicians	18,220	$30,000
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physician Assistants	6,650	$98,510
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,400	$43,070

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.