by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 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 University of Connecticut. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for medical assisting majors, UCONN came in at #14. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Connecticut.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UCONN paid an average of $1,545 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $601 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,406 | $37,074 |
| Fees | $3,428 | $3,428 |
| Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,258 | $13,258 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,032 | $3,032 |
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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 bachelor’s degree at UCONN took out an average of $23,398 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $22,339.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCONN is $30,150 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $28,093.
UCONN does not offer an online option for its medical assisting bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCONN Online Learning page.
About 76.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 78.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.8% of the medical assisting bachelor’s degrees at UCONN in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 37 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 135 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 233 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 71 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 19 |
| Allied Health Professions | 21 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 5 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 88 |
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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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