by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Arkansas Tech University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in medical assisting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ATU paid an average of $464 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $232 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,568 | $11,136 |
| Fees | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,754 | $8,754 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,876 | $2,876 |
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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. Students who received their associate degree at ATU in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $18,150 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from ATU is $42,123 per year. That is 40% higher than the national average of $30,020.
ATU 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 ATU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 74.5% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 12.8% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at ATU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 9 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 20 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 11 |
| Allied Health Professions | 30 |
| Nursing | 20 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 36 |
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*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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