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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Iowa

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Iowa

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Iowa City, Sioux City, and Des Moines
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Ames
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Des Moines, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Iowa

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Des Moines, Waterloo, and Iowa City. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Iowa are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Iowa

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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Brown Mackie College
Bettendorf

Offers degree and certificate programs in business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. Located at 18 campuses throughout the U.S.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma

Vatterott College
Des Moines

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Specialist, Medical Assistant Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Kaplan University KHE
Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Mason City

Don't wait another day to take the next step forward in your career. Kaplan University can give you the real-world knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your chosen field.

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

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Iowa

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

More Iowa Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkenyAssociate18,320
Iowa Central Community CollegeFort DodgeAssociate5,731
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEsthervilleAssociate3,013
Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil BluffsAssociate5,300
Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar RapidsAssociate15,091
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes MoinesBachelor680
North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason CityAssociate3,272
Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenportMasters & First Professional2,184
Southeastern Community College West BurlingtonWest BurlingtonAssociate3,351

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Iowa. 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

IOWA

   
Iowa City390$29,8701.6
Sioux City210$25,2900.9
Des Moines970$31,3600.8
Waterloo220$30,6700.8
Ames90$29,5800.8
Dubuque120$28,8300.7
Cedar Rapids300$29,0800.6
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