Other Allied Health Services

Types of Degrees Other Allied Health Services Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other allied health and medical assisting services graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	2,130
Bachelor’s Degree	630
Associate Degree	338
Undergraduate Certificate	308

Who Is Getting an Associate’s Degree in Other Allied Health Services?

The major attracts more women than men. About 83% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other allied health and medical assisting services majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	148
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. About 0.3% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other Allied Health Services Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 schools offered some type of other allied health and medical assisting services program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	31	2
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	29	3
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	2	1
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Trades Related to Other Allied Health Services

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other allied health and medical assisting services.

Major	Number of Grads
Medical/Clinical Assistant	56,439
Physical Therapy Assistant	7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant	4,848
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	365
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	189
Radiologist Assistant	106
Anesthesiologist Assistant	82
Lactation Consultant	42

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.