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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

WVU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of medical assisting master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in medical assisting each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from WVU, 71% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at West Virginia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 14

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 West Virginia University.

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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