Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Emory University

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 Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received their master'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.

Emory Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Emory Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

Of the 35 medical assisting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Emory, about 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in medical assisting each year. Emory does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from Emory, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Medicine

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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical Assistants	24,570	$32,060
Pharmacy Technicians	12,450	$30,240
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.