by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Medical/Clinical 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 Fortis Institute - Scranton. 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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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,133 | $25,133 |
| Fees | $2,954 | $2,954 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,271 | $1,271 |
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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. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at Fortis Institute - Scranton took out an average of $24,583 in student loans. That is 26% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Fortis Institute - Scranton is $23,538 per year. That is 22% lower than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Fortis Institute - Scranton medical assisting associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Fortis Institute - Scranton Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
None of the medical assisting associate degree recipients at Fortis Institute - Scranton in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 5 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 23 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 31 |
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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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