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Basic Certificates in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

1,993 Yearly Graduations
95% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 61% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.4% of medical office assistant/specialist graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,993 people earned their basic certificate in medical office assistant/specialist. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medical office assistant/specialist at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 1,993
Undergraduate Certificate 1,314
Associate Degree 833

Earnings of Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in medical office assistant/specialist. About 95.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 99
Women 1,894
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medical office assistant/specialist basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 62
Black or African American 515
Hispanic or Latino 543
White 684
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 181
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to medical office assistant/specialist that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Records Technician 2,444
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist 2,411
Medical Administration/ Assistant 2,166
Medical Office Administration 1,216
Medical Biller/Insurance Specialist 1,012

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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