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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Radford University

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Radford University

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Radford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 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.

Radford Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Radford Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

78% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Radford may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Radford are white. Around 90% 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 Radford University with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 21
Occupational Therapist Assistant 19

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants 14,170 $35,010
Pharmacy Technicians 9,690 $32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants 2,630 $60,110
Physician Assistants 2,510 $99,340

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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