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 New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in medical assisting, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NMSU Dona Ana paid an average of $228 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $82 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,962 | $5,466 |
| Fees | $198 | $198 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
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Online degrees for the NMSU Dona Ana 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 NMSU Dona Ana Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at NMSU Dona Ana in 2019-2020, 75.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| 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 | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 12 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 12 |
| Allied Health Professions | 41 |
| Public Health | 20 |
| Nursing | 28 |
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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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