Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Columbia

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 South University, Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 732.

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.

South University, Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South University, Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South University, Columbia

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

South University, Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South University, Columbia with a associate's in medical assisting.

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at South University, Columbia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South University, Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	19
Occupational Therapist Assistant	16
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 SC, the home state for South University, Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical Assistants	9,800	$32,120
Pharmacy Technicians	7,500	$31,530
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Surgical Technologists	1,970	$39,970
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,960	$31,630

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.