Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, West Palm Beach

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

South University, West Palm Beach is located in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and approximately 515 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.

South University, West Palm Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South University, West Palm Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South University, West Palm Beach

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

South University, West Palm Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at South University, West Palm Beach may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

South University, West Palm Beach does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 South University, West Palm Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	24

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 South University, West Palm Beach.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.