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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, Austin

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at South University, Austin. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South University, Austin is located in Round Rock, Texas and has a total student population of 429. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 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.

South University, Austin Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South University, Austin Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South University, Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at South University, Austin.

South University, Austin Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

81% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at South University, Austin may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

South University, Austin does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South University, Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	21

Health & Medical Administrative 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 TX, the home state for South University, Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Pharmacy Technicians	37,200	$34,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	11,920	$31,010
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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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