Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Rutgers New Brunswick Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Rutgers New Brunswick may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. Around 78% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	23

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical Assistants	19,110	$35,840
Pharmacy Technicians	9,570	$33,070
Healthcare Support Workers	6,080	$36,540
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,080	$37,630

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.