by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy 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 Essex County College. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Essex paid an average of $253 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,590 | $7,590 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at Essex in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $19,700 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Essex is $55,512 per year. That is 85% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Essex 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 Essex Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 44.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Essex in 2019-2020, 24.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 1 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 |
| Allied Health Professions | 1 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 150 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 11 |
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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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