Medical Assistant
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Medical Assistant degree recipients are Houston, TX, New York, NY, and Miami, FL. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Medical Assistant degree recipients are Casas Adobes, AZ, Yuba City, CA, and Roseville, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Medical Assistant is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Medical Assistant and the types of students that study this field. South Florida Institute of Technology awards the most degrees in Medical Assistant in the US, but National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) and Allen School-Jamaica have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Medical Assistant.
Tuition costs for Medical Assistant majors are, on average, $4,485 for in-state public colleges, and $16,248 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Medical Assistant programs are Public, 2-year institutions (415 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, 2-year (18,990 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Medical Assistant, is Private for-profit, 2-year (18,990 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Medical Assistant programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
South Florida Institute of Technology has the most Medical Assistant degree recipients, with 1,211 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Medical Assistant.
Out of all institutions that offer Medical Assistant programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Medical Assistant, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Medical Assistant by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Health majors is $91,798 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction.
The average salary for Health majors is $91,798 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.05%, from 4.86M in 2023 to 5.06M in 2024.
The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (35.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Health majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Pipeline transportation, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.05%, from 4.86M in 2023 to 5.06M in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 32 years old, which represent 3.1% and 2.95% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Medical Assistant are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Medical Assistant.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Medical Assistant for each race & ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Medical Assistant.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.01 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (215,366 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Medical Assistant field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical Assistant majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Medical Assistant majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Medical Assistant majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
