Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year.

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.

IUPUI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

IUPUI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of medical assisting master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in medical assisting each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from IUPUI, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anesthesiologist Assistant	12

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Medical Assistants	14,810	$32,580
Pharmacy Technicians	9,360	$31,160
Surgical Technologists	3,180	$45,640
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,670	$55,730

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.