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 Ross College-Sylvania. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at Ross College-Sylvania took out an average of $20,138 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Ross College-Sylvania is $33,755 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $30,020.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Ross College-Sylvania does offer online classes in its medical assisting associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ross College-Sylvania Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 94.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 40.4% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Ross College-Sylvania in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 89 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 7 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 76 |
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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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