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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Mississippi

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Mississippi

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hattiesburg and Pascagoula
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jackson and Gulfport
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Jackson and Gulfport

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Mississippi

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Gulfport and Jackson. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Mississippi are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Mississippi

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Blue Cliff College
Gulfport

Originally started as a network of massage therapy schools about 20 years ago, the school now offers additional career programs. There are seven locations but each remains small, helping preserve a sense of personalized attention.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Mississippi

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Mississippi Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Hinds Community CollegeRaymondAssociate9,941
Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBoonevilleAssociate3,339
Virginia College-Gulf CoastBiloxiAssociate287
Virginia College-JacksonJacksonAssociate905

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Mississippi. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MISSISSIPPI

   
Hattiesburg250$23,5301.3
Pascagoula140$25,4700.9
Gulfport280$27,5200.7
Jackson400$26,0400.4
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