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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Idaho State University

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Idaho State University

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

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and approximately 11,766 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.

ISU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

79% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at ISU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at ISU are white. Around 92% 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 Idaho State University with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 56
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

ISU 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

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Idaho State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Idaho State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 37
Physical Therapy Assistant 22
Medical/Clinical Assistant 2

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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
Medical Assistants 3,170 $33,540
Pharmacy Technicians 1,960 $35,920
Surgical Technologists 750 $51,330
Physician Assistants 730 $109,090
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 580 $31,660

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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