Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Virginia Beach

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, Virginia Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 403 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, Virginia Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South University, Virginia Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South University, Virginia Beach

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
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, Virginia Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	7
Occupational Therapist Assistant	5

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 VA, the home state for South University, Virginia Beach.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.