Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale stacks up to those at other schools.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,330 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.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	131
Hispanic or Latino	263
White	242
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	149

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 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	340
Occupational Therapist Assistant	279
Physical Therapy Assistant	178

Related Majors

• Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Chiropractic
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 FL, the home state for Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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
• Image Credit: By Michael Rivera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.