by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at South University, West Palm Beach. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at South University, West Palm Beach paid an average of $470 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,920 | $16,920 |
| Fees | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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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. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at South University, West Palm Beach took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 59% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from South University, West Palm Beach is $41,333 per year. That is 38% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the South University, West Palm Beach 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 South University, West Palm Beach Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 53.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 53.3% of the medical assisting associate degrees at South University, West Palm Beach in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 3 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 12 |
*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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