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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Charleston

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Charleston

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at University of Charleston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and has a total student population of 2,967.

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.

UC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

UC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at UC

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

UC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

78% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at UC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at UC are white. Around 83% 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 University of Charleston with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at University of Charleston. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Charleston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 23

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 WV, the home state for University of Charleston.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Medical Assistants 3,520 $28,160
Pharmacy Technicians 2,980 $28,650
Surgical Technologists 1,080 $37,390
Physician Assistants 770 $104,180
Health Technologists and Technicians 730 $43,490

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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