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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southern Adventist University

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southern Adventist University

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

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,730.

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.

Southern Adventist Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Southern Adventist Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

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

Southern Adventist Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Southern Adventist may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Southern Adventist are white. Around 82% 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 Southern Adventist University with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Southern Adventist also has a doctoral program available in medical assisting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Southern Adventist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 11

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 TN, the home state for Southern Adventist University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Medical Assistants 14,070 $32,370
Pharmacy Technicians 10,860 $32,980
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Physical Therapist Assistants 3,310 $56,830
Surgical Technologists 3,040 $43,860

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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