by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in medical assisting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at A-State paid an average of $450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $218 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,232 | $10,800 |
| Fees | $2,083 | $2,083 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,022 | $10,022 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,708 | $4,708 |
Learn more about A-State tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at A-State took out an average of $22,500 in student loans. That is 15% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from A-State is $44,933 per year. That is 50% higher than the national average of $30,020.
A-State does not offer an online option for its medical assisting associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the A-State Online Learning page.
About 80.3% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 11.5% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at A-State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 26 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 3 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 2 |
| Nursing | 99 |
View All Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors >
*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.
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