Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at American National University

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if American National University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

American National University is located in Salem, Virginia and approximately 931 students attend the school each year.

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

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

American National University does offer online education options in medical assisting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

American National University Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

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 American National University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	27
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	7

Related Majors

• Nursing
• 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.