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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nova Southeastern 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 Nova Southeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 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.

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

62% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a master's degree in medical assisting from NUS Florida. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in medical assisting each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the medical assisting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Nova Southeastern University.

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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