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 Independence 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 | $16,600 | $16,600 |
Learn more about Branch of Stevens-Henager College 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. Students who received their associate degree at Branch of Stevens-Henager College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $24,761 in student debt. That is 27% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Branch of Stevens-Henager College is $24,651 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $30,020.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Branch of Stevens-Henager College offers online options in its medical assisting associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Branch of Stevens-Henager College Online Learning page.
About 96.4% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Branch of Stevens-Henager College in 2019-2020, 28.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 47 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 211 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 362 |
*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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