Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Widener University

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Widener University stacks up to those at other schools.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 medical assisting majors received their bachelor's degree from Widener.

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.

Widener Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Assisting
• Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Widener Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the medical assisting progam at Widener compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical assisting major at Widener is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	2
Most Focused Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	34
	54
	107
Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools	548
Most Focused Allied Health Services Schools	1,036

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in medical assisting from Widener. This makes it the #18 most popular school for medical assisting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Widener Medical Assisting Graduates

The median salary of medical assisting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Widener is $64,740. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 114% higher than the national average of $30,256 for all medical assisting bachelor's degree recipients.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Widener may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Widener are white. Around 64% 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 Widener University with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Widener Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 medical assisting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Widener. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical medical assisting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Widener since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in medical assisting at Widener are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Widener Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services from Widener in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from Widener, 80% 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 Widener University with a master's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Widener 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Widener University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	44

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Assistants	27,590	$32,770
Pharmacy Technicians	18,220	$30,000
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physician Assistants	6,650	$98,510
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,400	$43,070

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.