2 accredited schools across the Mobile metro area trained 111 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.
Private for-profit career school in Mobile that reported 69 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,301 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private nonprofit two-year college in Mobile that reported 42 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $20,476.
2 accredited schools in the Mobile, AL metro area graduated 111 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis College with 69.
Among schools that published a program price, Fortis College in Mobile listed the lowest total: $17,301 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Mobile, AL metro earn a median $36,350 a year ($17.48/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.