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Medical/Clinical Assistant at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study medical/clinical assistant, take a look at what University of Alaska Anchorage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 26 students received their associate's degree in medical/clinical assistant.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical/Clinical Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

UAA Medical/Clinical Assistant Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical/Clinical Assistant

UAA Medical/Clinical Assistant Rankings

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Medical/Clinical Assistant Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical/clinical assistant majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate’s Program

54% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of medical/clinical assistant associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical/clinical assistant only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at UAA may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical/clinical assistant at UAA are white. Around 58% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in medical/clinical assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Careers That Medical/Clinical Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical/clinical assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Medical Assistants	1,820	$45,490

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
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