by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mercy College of Health Sciences. 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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Part-time undergraduates at Mercy College of Health Sciences paid an average of $721 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 | $18,332 | $18,332 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,620 | $1,620 |
Learn more about Mercy College of Health Sciences tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Mercy College of Health Sciences is $41,193 per year. That is 37% higher 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 Mercy College of Health Sciences offers online options in its medical assisting associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercy College of Health Sciences Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Mercy College of Health Sciences in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 23 |
| Nursing | 31 |
View All Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
