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Around 0.4% of North Dakota's graduates graduate from medical assisting certificate programs every year. Thus, North Dakota's 3 medical assistant schools put out approximately 72 medical assistants each year.
University of North Dakota, which is located in Grand Forks, is the top-ranked school in North Dakota that has a medical assistant program. It received a ranking of 67th in the country in 2010. 62 students graduated with a certificate in medical assistant from University of North Dakota in 2010. The tuition rate at University of North Dakota was $6,934 per year.
The second-ranked school in North Dakota with a medical assistant program is Dakota College at Bottineau, which is located in Bottineau. In 2010, it was ranked 81st nationwide. 4 students graduated with certificate in medical assistant from Dakota College at Bottineau in 2010. Tuition at Dakota College at Bottineau was $3,856 per year.
Rasmussen College-North Dakota, which was ranked 81st nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in North Dakota that has a medical assistant program. It is located in Fargo. In 2010, Rasmussen College-North Dakota graduated 5 students from its medical assistant programs. Tuition at Rasmussen College-North Dakota was $13,560 per year.
If you are hoping to attend one of North Dakota's medical assistant schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $8,117 per year, though tuition can range from $13,560 per year to $3,856 per year. In 2010, the following North Dakota medical assistant schools had the highest tuition rates:
Rasmussen College-North Dakota - located in Fargo, students are charged $13,560 per year
University of North Dakota - located in Grand Forks, students are charged $6,934 per year
Dakota College at Bottineau - located in Bottineau, students are charged $3,856 per year
The following North Dakota medical assistant schools had the lowest tuition rates:
A medical assistant certificate from a North Dakota school... what next?
A large number of North Dakota medical assistant graduates become medical assistants. In 2010, there were 370 medical assistants working in North Dakota. The following counties have the largest number of North Dakota medical assistants:
Clay County - 170 medical assistants
Burleigh County - 110 medical assistants
Barnes County - 60 medical assistants
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2018, an estimated 720 medical assistants will be working in North Dakota state. This would require the number of medical assistants to grow by 23%.
On average, medical assistants earn $27,420 per year. However, North Dakota medical assistants earned anywhere in the range from as less than $18,860 per year to more than $40,390 per year in 2010. On average a medical assistant earns the most in the following North Dakota counties:
Polk County - $29,910 per year
Barnes County - $29,800 per year
Clay County - $27,930 per year
A medical assistant in the following counties in North Dakota make the lowest salaries on average:
Bottineau County - $24,910 per year
Burleigh County - $26,720 per year
Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional North Dakota statistics regarding a career in medical assisting and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as physical therapy assisting or medical assisting.
Associate's Degree in Medical Assisting in North Dakota
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Medical Secretaries 650 $28,230 -5.8%
Medical Assistants 370 $27,420 27.6%
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