2 accredited schools across the Wichita metro area trained 162 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.
157 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 $20,485 for a program of about 48 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Wichita that reported 5 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,050 for a program of about 10 months.
2 accredited schools in the Wichita, KS metro area graduated 162 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Wichita Technical Institute with 157.
Among schools that published a program price, WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita in Wichita listed the lowest total: $16,050 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Wichita, KS metro earn a median $38,630 a year ($18.57/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,510 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.