Medical Assistants

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Medical College of Wisconsin, WI

$207,842

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO

$205,030

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(professional)University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, CO

$200,614

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Case Western Reserve University, OH

$194,912

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)South University-Savannah, GA

$193,410

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)South University-West Palm Beach, FL

$193,410

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Nova Southeastern University, FL

$192,191

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Dartmouth College, NH

$188,513

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Emory University, GA

$185,626

Health and Medical Administrative Services(grad-cert)Duke University, NC

$175,456

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Loyola University Chicago, IL

$168,571

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Indiana University-Indianapolis, IN

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)University of Maryland Baltimore, MD

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Wayne State University, MI

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, CO

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Howard University, DC

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)MCPHS University, MA

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Thiel College, PA

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Manhattan School of Computer Technology, NY

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Midwestern State University, TX

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)University of Utah, UT

$166,414

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(masters)Widener University, PA

$166,414

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$161,843