4 accredited schools across the Tucson metro area trained 302 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.
171 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,257 for a program of about 8 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Tucson that reported 94 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,156 for a program of about 8 months.
22 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,500 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Tucson that reported 15 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.
4 accredited schools in the Tucson, AZ metro area graduated 302 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-Tucson with 171.
Among schools that published a program price, Brookline College-Tucson in Tucson listed the lowest total: $13,900 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Tucson, AZ metro earn a median $44,380 a year ($21.34/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.