Which American National University certificate program has the lowest debt?

Medical Laboratory Science graduates leave with a median of $13,043 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 American National University certificate programs that report debt.

How much does American National University cost?

Tuition and fees are $10,961 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,036 a year.

How many American National University programs report graduate pay?

2 associate's programs and 3 certificate programs at American National University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

American National University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private for-profit university
Salem, VA
630 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

3 American National University certificate programs report what graduates earn. Health and Medical Administration pays the most in the first year ($27,863), and Medical Laboratory Science the least ($21,951). The median program pays $26,563. American National University also has 2 associate's programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$10,961Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$18,036Per year

Graduation rate33%Within 6 years

Both associate's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Virginia.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
Business AdministrationAbout 9 graduates a year	$33,642	$32,943	$31,285	7th of 11
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 7 graduates a year	$29,483	$30,692	$30,717	8th of 8

Program names link to the program's own page, and Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

All 3 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Virginia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
1	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 61 graduates a year	$27,863	$24,984	$19,903	2nd of 4
2	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 6 graduates a year	$26,563	$29,597	$17,626	2nd of 3
3	Medical Laboratory ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$21,951	$29,061	$13,043	3rd of 3

Common questions

Health and Medical Administration graduates earn a median of $27,863 in their first year, the most of 3 American National University certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Virginia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels