Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at American National University

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what American National University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American National University is located in Salem, Virginia and approximately 931 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 34 students received their associate'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.

 

American National University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Online Classes Are Available at American National University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? American National University offers distance education options for medical assisting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

American National University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at American National University

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

American National University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American National University with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at American National University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American National University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	60
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	15

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 VA, the home state for American National University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Pharmacy Technicians	9,690	$32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.