Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, 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 approximately 11,953 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.

UAA Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAA does offer online courses in medical assisting for the following degree levels:

UAA 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 UAA

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

UAA Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at UAA may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting 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 assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Medical Assistants	1,820	$45,490
Pharmacy Technicians	570	$43,150
Physician Assistants	520	$122,260
Healthcare Support Workers	340	$45,830
Health Technologists and Technicians	310	$62,580

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.