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Pennsylvania State University - Berks Associate in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The main focus area for this major is Occupational Therapist 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 Pennsylvania State University - Berks. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does an Associate in Medical Assisting from Penn State Berks Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$15,750 Average Student Debt

Penn State Berks Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Berks paid an average of $997 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Berks tuition and fees.

Penn State Berks Medical Assisting Associate Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Penn State Berks in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $15,750 in student debt. That is 19% lower than the national average of $19,521.

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How Much Can You Make With an Associate in Medical Assisting From Penn State Berks?

$37,000 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Penn State Berks make an average of $37,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is 23% higher than the national average of $30,020.

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Does Penn State Berks Offer an Online Associate in Medical Assisting?

Penn State Berks 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 Penn State Berks Online Learning page.

Penn State Berks Associate Student Diversity for Medical Assisting

28 Associate Degrees Awarded
96.4% Women
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 28 associate degrees in medical assisting handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 96.4% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received an associate degree at Penn State Berks in medical assisting at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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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 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Associate in Medical Assisting Focus Areas at Penn State Berks

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapist Assistant 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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