Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is located in Mercedita, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 3,910.

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.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	23
Physical Therapy Assistant	16

Related Majors

• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Public Health
• Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services
• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health Professions

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 PR, the home state for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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.