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Basic Certificates in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

17,589 Yearly Graduations
83% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 51% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of medical assisting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medical Assisting Majors

In 2020-2021, 17,589 basic certificates were awarded to medical assisting majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medical assisting at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 44,973
Associate Degree 20,673
Basic Certificate 17,589
Bachelor’s Degree 795
Master’s Degree 461
Graduate Certificate 1

Earnings of Medical Assisting Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for medical assisting students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in medical assisting. About 83.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2,949
Women 14,640
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medical assisting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 636
Black or African American 2,932
Hispanic or Latino 4,725
White 6,844
International Students 91
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,361
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Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 9,646
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) 2,921
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 2,501
Other Allied Health Services 2,130
Medical Laboratory Assistant 296

Below are some popular majors that are similar to medical assisting that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 38,505
Allied Health Professions 20,874
Health/Medical Admin Services 16,095
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,031
Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 6,931

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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