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Best Schools for Medical Assisting in 2026

1065 schools ranked by TSW Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Medical Assisting, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Medical Assisting graduate earns $31,623/yr across 1065 schools.

Programs Ranked
1065
Avg Earnings
$31,623/yr
Avg TSW Score
57/100
AI-Proof Rating
Resilient
32% task exposure

All Medical Assisting Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

# School TSW Score Earnings ROI
1 College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA · Medical Assisting 		84
80–84 		$57,242/yr 224.5x
2 Dalton State College
Dalton, GA · Medical Assisting 		79
76–80 		$58,734/yr 65.1x
3 Essex County College
Newark, NJ · Medical Assisting 		73
69–73 		$54,592/yr 56.3x
4 Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA · Medical Assisting 		76
72–76 		$58,382/yr 66.2x
5 GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ · Medical Assisting 		79
76–80 		$50,605/yr 101.1x
6 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL · Medical Assisting 		74
72–75 		$52,161/yr 64.4x
7 Blinn College District
Brenham, TX · Medical Assisting 		72
69–72 		$49,944/yr 54.8x
8 Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX · Medical Assisting 		80
77–81 		$51,558/yr 118.3x
9 Navarro College
Corsicana, TX · Medical Assisting 		77
74–78 		$51,543/yr 87.8x
10 San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · Medical Assisting 		81
77–82 		$52,032/yr 153.5x
11 Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX · Medical Assisting 		75
70–75 		$51,083/yr 67.4x
12 Highline College
Des Moines, WA · Medical Assisting 		72
69–72 		$50,468/yr 56.4x
13 Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI · Medical Assisting 		72
70–73 		$52,020/yr 54.9x
14 Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI · Medical Assisting 		75
73–76 		$53,523/yr 68.3x
15 NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR · Medical Assisting 		78
75–78 		$52,397/yr 86.9x
16 Carroll Community College
Westminster, MD · Medical Assisting 		74
70–74 		$49,776/yr 65.1x
17 Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, AL · Medical Assisting 		70
67–71 		$47,796/yr 52.1x
18 Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA · Medical Assisting 		82
78–82 		$48,969/yr 222.6x
19 Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS · Medical Assisting 		74
72–75 		$48,347/yr 69.7x
20 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY · Medical Assisting 		70
67–70 		$46,829/yr 50.5x
21 Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA · Medical Assisting 		72
70–73 		$49,819/yr 47.2x
22 UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ
Cranford, NJ · Medical Assisting 		72
67–73 		$48,332/yr 58.6x
23 Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX · Medical Assisting 		79
76–80 		$49,025/yr 114.4x
24 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX · Medical Assisting 		79
75–79 		$49,448/yr 108.4x
25 St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX · Medical Assisting 		74
70–75 		$46,461/yr 75.8x
26 Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX · Medical Assisting 		74
72–75 		$46,586/yr 73.8x
27 Victoria College
Victoria, TX · Medical Assisting 		77
74–77 		$49,346/yr 85.5x
28 North Seattle College
Seattle, WA · Medical Assisting 		78
74–79 		$48,502/yr 105.1x
29 Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA · Medical Assisting 		72
69–72 		$47,797/yr 59.6x
30 North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, ID · Medical Assisting 		73
70–73 		$45,672/yr 66.2x
31 Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL · Medical Assisting 		76
71–76 		$46,319/yr 84.8x
32 Labette Community College
Parsons, KS · Medical Assisting 		70
67–70 		$44,217/yr 54.7x
33 Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA · Medical Assisting 		70
67–71 		$45,773/yr 53.8x
34 Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA · Medical Assisting 		74
71–75 		$44,141/yr 79.0x
35 Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA · Medical Assisting 		74
71–75 		$45,300/yr 77.0x
36 Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, MI · Medical Assisting 		70
68–71 		$58,377/yr 39.3x
37 Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS · Medical Assisting 		73
70–73 		$45,207/yr 70.2x
38 Connors State College
Warner, OK · Medical Assisting 		71
68–71 		$44,557/yr 59.1x
39 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, OK · Medical Assisting 		69
67–70 		$47,341/yr 46.9x
40 Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK · Medical Assisting 		72
69–72 		$45,915/yr 58.8x
41 Portland Community College
Portland, OR · Medical Assisting 		76
73–77 		$45,994/yr 79.5x
42 Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN · Medical Assisting 		69
66–70 		$45,112/yr 52.5x
43 Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, TN · Medical Assisting 		69
66–69 		$44,955/yr 48.4x
44 Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN · Medical Assisting 		70
67–70 		$45,598/yr 53.0x
45 Athens Technical College
Athens, GA · Medical Assisting 		75
71–76 		$46,123/yr 83.5x
46 Mohave Community College
Kingman, AZ · Medical Assisting 		75
72–76 		$41,797/yr 84.2x
47 Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · Medical Assisting 		68
63–68 		$61,881/yr —
48 Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO · Medical Assisting 		68
65–68 		$42,853/yr 50.4x
49 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL · Medical Assisting 		73
70–73 		$41,802/yr 76.9x
50 Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL · Medical Assisting 		74
71–74 		$42,710/yr 82.3x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Medical Assisting?
Based on our TradeSchoolOutlook Score, College of the Sequoias ranks #1 for Medical Assisting with a score of 84/100 and graduate earnings of $57,242/yr.
How much do Medical Assisting graduates earn?
Across 1065 schools, Medical Assisting graduates earn an average of $31,623/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $61,990/yr.
Is Medical Assisting an AI-proof career?
Medical Assisting has an average AI task exposure of 32%, rated "Resilient". This trade is resilient to AI disruption — most tasks require physical presence and human judgment.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.