24 accredited schools across the Miami metro area trained 2,574 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.
1,211 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $12,018 for a program of about 12 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Miami that reported 294 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,376 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Fort Lauderdale that reported 287 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $22,936.
155 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 $18,541 for a program of about 44 weeks.
This private for-profit career school in Miami-Dade County graduated 135 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
Private for-profit career school in Miami that reported 103 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $10,350 for a program of about 8 months.
Private for-profit career school in Miami that reported 78 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $10,760 for a program of about 15 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Miramar that reported 59 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,738 for a program of about 32 weeks.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Palm Beach County graduated 52 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $22,384.
Private for-profit career school in Greenacres that reported 24 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,300 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Hialeah that reported 22 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
Public four-year institution in Miami that reported 21 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,987 ($7,947 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in West Palm Beach that reported 21 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,046.
Private for-profit two-year college in Cutler Bay that reported 20 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,936.
Public career school in Homestead that reported 20 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $3,828 for a program of about 52 weeks.
This public four-year institution in Palm Beach County graduated 18 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,030 ($10,890 out of state).
Public two-year college in Miami that reported 15 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
Public two-year college in Hollywood that reported 10 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Broward County graduated 7 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
Public two-year college in Miami Lakes that reported 7 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,686 for a program of about 14 months.
7 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,320.
This private for-profit two-year college in Miami-Dade County graduated 5 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
Public career school in Miami that reported 2 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $3,628 for a program of about 52 weeks.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Miami-Dade County graduated 1 Medical Assistant student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,600.
24 accredited schools in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area graduated 2,574 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was South Florida Institute of Technology with 1,211.
Among schools that published a program price, D A Dorsey Technical College in Miami listed the lowest total: $3,628 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro earn a median $44,930 a year ($21.60/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $43,680 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.