2 accredited schools across the Springfield metro area trained 150 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.
110 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,700 for a program of about 35 weeks.
40 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,288 ($9,864 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Springfield, IL metro area graduated 150 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois with 110.
Among schools that published a program price, Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois in Springfield listed the lowest total: $16,700 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Springfield, IL metro earn a median $45,140 a year ($21.70/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,090 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.