by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Caribbean University - Ponce. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in medical assisting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The medical assisting major at Caribbean University - Ponce is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Medical Assisting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
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Part-time undergraduates at Caribbean University - Ponce paid an average of $194 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,656 | $4,656 |
| Fees | $840 | $840 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
Learn more about Caribbean University - Ponce tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Medical Assisting students who received their bachelor’s degree at Caribbean University - Ponce took out an average of $5,500 in student loans. That is 75% lower than the national average of $22,339.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Caribbean University - Ponce is $12,468 per year. That is 56% lower than the national average of $28,093.
Caribbean University - Ponce does not offer an online option for its medical assisting bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caribbean University - Ponce Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women.
All of the medical assisting bachelor’s degree recipients at Caribbean University - Ponce in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology Assistant | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 4 |
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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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