by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy 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 Union County College. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Union County College was $428 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,562 | $10,562 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,440 | $1,440 |
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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. Students who received their associate degree at Union County College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $19,800 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Union County College is $54,109 per year. That is 80% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Union County College 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 Union County College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.9% 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 Union County College in 2019-2020, 56.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 23 |
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 | 72 |
| Allied Health Professions | 28 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 4 |
| Nursing | 354 |
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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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