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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia University

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if West Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

WVU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

WVU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 medical assisting majors earned their master's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Of the students who received a medical assisting master's degree from WVU, 71% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Medical Assistants 3,520 $28,160
Pharmacy Technicians 2,980 $28,650
Surgical Technologists 1,080 $37,390
Physician Assistants 770 $104,180
Health Technologists and Technicians 730 $43,490

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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