16 accredited schools across the Phoenix metro area trained 1,759 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, a proxy for program size and stability.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Tempe that reported 368 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,143.
This private for-profit career school in Maricopa County graduated 322 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Glendale that reported 155 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,810.
138 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,156 for a program of about 8 months.
Public four-year institution in Phoenix that reported 120 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,928 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Maricopa County graduated 116 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,257 for a program of about 9 months.
100 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,810.
91 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Mesa that reported 87 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,257 for a program of about 9 months.
72 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,156 for a program of about 8 months.
63 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $13,900 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Mesa that reported 60 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,257 for a program of about 9 months.
28 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
Private for-profit two-year college in Tempe that reported 20 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $13,900 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit career school in Maricopa County graduated 11 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,296 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Public two-year college in Coolidge that reported 8 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,250 ($4,500 out of state).
16 accredited schools in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area graduated 1,759 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Bryan University with 368.
Among schools that published a program price, Brookline College-Phoenix in Phoenix listed the lowest total: $13,900 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro earn a median $46,830 a year ($22.51/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,940 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.