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

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

If you plan to study allied health & 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.

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

FranU Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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

64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at FranU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at FranU are white. Around 82% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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