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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of the District of Columbia

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what University of the District of Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

University of the District of Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

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

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University of the District of Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the District of Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 7

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Medical Assistants 1,970 $42,010
Pharmacy Technicians 840 $39,980
Physician Assistants 590 $114,740
Health Technologists and Technicians 530 $54,210

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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