Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Wayne State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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How Much Do Medical Assisting Graduates from Wayne State Make?

The median salary of medical assisting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $78,723. This is 160% higher than $30,256, which is the national average for all medical assisting bachelor's degree recipients.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in medical assisting from Wayne State. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from Wayne State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
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 Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant	6

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical Assistants	23,680	$32,540
Pharmacy Technicians	15,580	$32,660
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Physician Assistants	4,490	$110,240
Surgical Technologists	4,240	$43,280

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
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

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