Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

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

FranU is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 1,366 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 23 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.

FranU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Assisting

FranU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the medical assisting progam at FranU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical assisting major at FranU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
	6
Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	10
Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	23
	72
Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools	76
Most Focused Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	137
	164
Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	232
Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	284
Best Value Allied Health Services Schools	306
Most Focused Allied Health Services Trade Schools	590
Most Popular Allied Health Services Trade Schools	704

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at FranU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University.

FranU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at FranU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at FranU are white. Around 74% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FranU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 medical assisting majors earned their bachelor's degree from FranU. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical medical assisting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at FranU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in medical assisting at FranU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University with a bachelor's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FranU also has a doctoral program available in medical assisting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	23
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	9

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 LA, the home state for Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical Assistants	8,490	$28,740
Pharmacy Technicians	6,130	$32,700
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Healthcare Support Workers	2,580	$29,380
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990

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
• Image Credit: By Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

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