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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Arkansas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Arkansas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 41 students received their associate's degree in medical assisting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services section at the bottom of this page.

ATU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

ATU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

83% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at ATU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at ATU are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Arkansas Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arkansas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	71
Occupational Therapist Assistant	18
Physical Therapy Assistant	17
Medical/Clinical Assistant	6

Careers That Medical Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Pharmacy Technicians	4,490	$29,640
Medical Assistants	3,790	$30,320
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,120	$42,300
Surgical Technologists	1,110	$42,720

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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