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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Morton College

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

Morton College is located in Cicero, Illinois and approximately 3,618 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 30 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.

Morton College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Morton College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Morton College

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

Morton College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

73% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Morton College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Morton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Morton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	30

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 IL, the home state for Morton College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants	23,830	$35,910
Pharmacy Technicians	21,490	$33,140
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants	4,470	$58,060

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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