2 accredited schools across the Huntsville metro area trained 52 medical assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit career school in Madison County graduated 39 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Public two-year college in Huntsville that reported 13 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Huntsville, AL metro area graduated 52 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville with 39.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville in Huntsville listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Huntsville, AL metro earn a median $36,920 a year ($17.75/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $36,100 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.