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Alaska Medical Assistant Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Medical Assistants in Alaska

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Alaska

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fairbanks
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Anchorage
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Anchorage

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Alaska

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Anchorage. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Alaska are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Alaska

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Charter College
Anchorage, Wasilla

Offers undergraduate degree programs in business, IT, and medical fields. Located in Anchorage, Alaska and Wasilla, Alaska.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Office Administration: Concentration In Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Alaska

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Alaska Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorageMasters16,463
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanksDoctorate8,618

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Alaska. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ALASKA

   
Fairbanks110$32,8601.1
Anchorage590$36,3901
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