Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Types of Degrees Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other allied health and medical assisting services graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	2,715
Bachelor’s Degree	680
Associate Degree	338
Undergraduate Certificate	335
Master’s Degree	53

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services?

The major attracts more women than men. About 78% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other allied health and medical assisting services majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	69
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	435
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. About 1.0% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	26	3
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	27	4
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	2	1
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other allied health and medical assisting services.

Major	Number of Grads
Medical/Clinical Assistant	52,088
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	6,707
Physical Therapy Assistant	5,993
Occupational Therapist Assistant	3,647
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	3,195
Radiologist Assistant	1,446
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	616
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	454
Anesthesiologist Assistant	382
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	295
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant	187
Lactation Consultant	58

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.