15 accredited schools across the Atlanta metro area trained 804 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.
This private for-profit career school in Clayton County graduated 291 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
175 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, 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.
99 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,676.
Private for-profit two-year college in Marietta that reported 50 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $22,804 for a program of about 9 months.
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Fulton County graduated 31 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,360.
24 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
This private for-profit career school in DeKalb County graduated 24 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,795 for a program of about 8 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Lilburn that reported 23 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,600.
22 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
This public two-year college in Spalding County graduated 17 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in Marietta that reported 17 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,707 for a program of about 42 weeks.
16 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
Public two-year college in Waco that reported 7 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
Public two-year college in Atlanta that reported 6 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
2 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 $18,225 for a program of about 12 months.
15 accredited schools in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area graduated 804 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was United Education Institute-Morrow with 291.
Among schools that published a program price, Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training in Tucker listed the lowest total: $15,795 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro earn a median $46,060 a year ($22.15/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $41,600 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.