Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwestern University
Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.
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.
Northwestern Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Northwestern Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings
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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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
- Other Health Professions
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Health Sciences & 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
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Medical Assistants | 23,830 | $35,910 |
Pharmacy Technicians | 21,490 | $33,140 |
Health Specialties Professors | 10,070 | $105,140 |
Health Technologists and Technicians | 5,990 | $47,590 |
Physical Therapist Assistants | 4,470 | $58,060 |
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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.