Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Colorado Mesa University

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

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a total student population of 9,110. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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.

 

 

Colorado Mesa Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Colorado Mesa Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Colorado Mesa are white. Around 70% 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 Colorado Mesa University with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado Mesa University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	22

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Allied Health Professions

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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Medical Assistants	11,150	$36,180
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Pharmacy Technicians	5,610	$36,880
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	4,000	$36,390
Physician Assistants	3,190	$102,770

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
• Image Credit: By Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.