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Basic Certificates in Medical/Clinical Assistant

9,646 Yearly Graduations
93% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 61% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.7% of medical/clinical assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medical/Clinical Assistant Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9,646 students earned their basic certificate in medical/clinical assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medical/clinical assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 40,430
Basic Certificate 9,646
Associate Degree 6,360
Master’s Degree 27
Bachelor’s Degree 3

Earnings of Medical/Clinical Assistant Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for medical/clinical assistant majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for medical/clinical assistant majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in medical/clinical assistant. About 93.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 638
Women 9,008
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medical/clinical assistant basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 345
Black or African American 1,840
Hispanic or Latino 3,335
White 2,469
International Students 68
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,589
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to medical/clinical assistant that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) 2,921
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 2,501
Other Allied Health Services 2,130
Medical Laboratory Assistant 296
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 40

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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