Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Bay State College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Bay State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bay State College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 691 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 25 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.

 

Bay State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Bay State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Bay State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Bay State College.

Bay State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Bay State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Bay State College are white. Around 56% 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 Bay State College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bay State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	25
Medical/Clinical Assistant	15

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services

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 MA, the home state for Bay State College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Assistants	13,710	$40,270
Pharmacy Technicians	8,910	$37,110
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,270	$40,990

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.