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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South University, West Palm Beach

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at South University, West Palm Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, West Palm Beach is located in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and has a total student population of 515. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 24 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, West Palm Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South University, West Palm Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South University, West Palm Beach

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

South University, West Palm Beach Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

58% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at South University, West Palm Beach may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

South University, West Palm Beach does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 3% 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, West Palm Beach with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at South University, West Palm Beach. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South University, West Palm Beach. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	24

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 FL, the home state for South University, West Palm Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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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