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Medical Assistant
- Median pay
- $45,690/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 12.5%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Medical Assistant career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
1,781 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura College Ventura, CA · 2-yr Public | Health Administration | Associate's | — | CA |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting +1 more | Certificate | — | GA |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Crump, TN · 2-yr Public | Health Administration | Certificate | — | TN |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS · 2-yr Public | Health Administration | Certificate | — | MS |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting | Certificate | — | NC |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA · 2-yr Public | Health Administration +1 more | Certificate | — | GA |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Health Administration +1 more | Associate's | — | NC |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting | Certificate | $32 | CA |
| Infinity College Lafayette, LA · 2-yr For-profit | Medical Assisting +1 more | Certificate | $230 | LA |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting | Associate's | $480 | CA |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting +1 more | Certificate | $614 | GA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Medical Assisting +1 more | Certificate | $660 | MI |
| North Florida College Madison, FL · 4-yr Public | Health Administration | Certificate | $804 | FL |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting +1 more | Certificate | $813 | GA |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton, FL · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting | Certificate | $987 | FL |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · 2-yr Public | Health Administration +1 more | Associate's | $995 | NC |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting +1 more | Associate's | $1,095 | NC |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting | Certificate | $1,115 | CA |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting | Certificate | $1,164 | GA |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting | Associate's | $1,170 | AL |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Health Administration +1 more | Associate's | $1,321 | NC |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 4-yr Public | Medical Assisting +1 more | Certificate | $1,342 | TX |
| Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 2-yr Public | Medical Assisting +1 more | Associate's | $1,406 | SC |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 4-yr Public | Health Administration +1 more | Certificate | $1,471 | FL |
| West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 2-yr Public | Health Administration +1 more | Associate's | $1,527 | MI |
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