Medical Assistant programs in Texas
137 medical assistant programs at 100 Texas schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (83 programs), the state median is $32,034 one year after completion, 11% below the national median of $36,193. Median borrower debt is $9,500.
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria College | Victoria, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 14 | $56,270 | – | – |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 31 | $55,350 | – | – |
| Navarro College | Corsicana, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 32 | $55,227 | – | – |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 29 | $53,376 | $20,750 | $236 |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 46 | $52,881 | $21,250 | $242 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 9 | $52,530 | – | – |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 37 | $52,501 | $14,750 | $168 |
| Blinn College District | Brenham, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 15 | $51,735 | – | – |
| Concorde Career College-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 41 | $51,303 | $32,062 | $364 |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 28 | $50,998 | $18,530 | $211 |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 14 | $49,305 | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 49 | $49,298 | $10,500 | $119 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 29 | $49,144 | $30,917 | $351 |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 34 | $47,903 | $27,266 | $310 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 81 | $47,903 | $27,266 | $310 |
| Western Technical College | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | – | $46,236 | $25,248 | $287 |
| Western Technical College | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 19 | $46,236 | $25,248 | $287 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 71 | $46,067 | $11,625 | $132 |
| Parker University | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 26 | $45,984 | $31,000 | $352 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 48 | $45,315 | $18,605 | $211 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 29 | $44,285 | $19,250 | $219 |
| South University-Austin | Round Rock, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 16 | $42,087 | $29,035 | $330 |
| McLennan Community College | Waco, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 29 | $40,154 | $14,397 | $164 |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 20 | $37,614 | $14,200 | $161 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 61 | $37,239 | – | – |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 43 | $37,145 | $12,219 | $139 |
| Laredo College | Laredo, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 27 | $36,448 | – | – |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 18 | $36,439 | – | – |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 53 | $36,363 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 170 | $36,363 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 181 | $36,363 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 129 | $35,695 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 245 | $35,283 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 188 | $35,283 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 19 | $35,234 | – | – |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 69 | $35,191 | $7,600 | $86 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 101 | $34,918 | – | – |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 127 | $34,853 | – | – |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 87 | $32,851 | $11,938 | $136 |
| Concorde Career College-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 96 | $32,442 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | – | $32,189 | $9,500 | $108 |
| PCI Health Training Center | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 203 | $32,034 | $8,843 | $101 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 188 | $30,743 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 281 | $30,496 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 177 | $30,496 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | McAllen, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 305 | $30,496 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 171 | $30,496 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 617 | $30,496 | $9,500 | $108 |
| College of Health Care Professions | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 182 | $30,496 | $9,500 | $108 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 287 | $30,496 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 10 | $30,237 | $27,995 | $318 |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | League City, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | $30,237 | $27,995 | $318 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 13 | $30,237 | $27,995 | $318 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 132 | $29,623 | $7,811 | $89 |
| Milan Institute-Amarillo | Amarillo, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 16 | $29,453 | $9,500 | $108 |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington | Arlington, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 53 | $28,521 | $9,192 | $104 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 25 | $27,866 | – | – |
| Fortis Institute | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 78 | $27,698 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Fortis College | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 60 | $27,698 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | League City, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 20 | $27,384 | $12,250 | $139 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 43 | $27,384 | $12,250 | $139 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 103 | $27,384 | $12,250 | $139 |
| Western Technical College | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 68 | $27,383 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 29 | $27,294 | – | – |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Austin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 55 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr | Pharr, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 190 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 167 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco | Waco, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 66 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen | Harlingen, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 140 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 171 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 75 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 141 | $26,925 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington | Arlington, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 2 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen | McAllen, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 89 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | Weslaco, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 98 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 42 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 121 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Texas Healthtech Institute | Beaumont, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 50 | $26,117 | $8,444 | $96 |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 311 | $25,780 | $18,446 | $210 |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 31 | $24,957 | – | – |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 21 | $23,906 | $5,730 | $65 |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 109 | $23,533 | $7,986 | $91 |
| South Texas Training Center | Pharr, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 168 | $21,881 | $5,044 | $57 |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Arlington Career Institute | Arlington, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 35 | not reported | $9,500 | $108 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 35 | not reported | – | – |
| Galveston College | Galveston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Howard College | Big Spring, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Howard College | Big Spring, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Laredo College | Laredo, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Midland College | Midland, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Odessa College | Odessa, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Odessa College | Odessa, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| San Antonio College | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| San Antonio College | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 18 | not reported | – | – |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Vernon College | Vernon, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Western Texas College | Snyder, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Western Texas College | Snyder, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 51 | not reported | – | – |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Northwest Vista College | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Northwest Vista College | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 16 | not reported | $9,000 | $102 |
| Texas Health School | Houston, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 10 | not reported | $9,281 | $105 |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute | Silsbee, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Maestro College | Dallas, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 79 | not reported | – | – |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Maestro College | Arlington, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 59 | not reported | – | – |
| Austin Career Institute LLC | Austin, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 7 | not reported | $7,083 | $80 |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Institute of Allied Healthcare | San Antonio, TX | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 130 | not reported | $5,500 | $63 |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Medical assistants are generally not state-licensed, but employers often prefer a credential such as the CMA (AAMA) or RMA. Many certifying bodies require graduation from an accredited program.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying medical assistant program in Texas?
By reported one-year earnings, Victoria College leads at $56,270 in the associate degree program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many medical assistant programs are in Texas?
The Scorecard lists 137 certificate or associate programs in this field at 100 schools in Texas.