7 accredited schools across the Baton Rouge metro area trained 432 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.
Private for-profit two-year college in Baton Rouge that reported 162 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,004.
Public two-year college in Gonzales that reported 137 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,335.
This private for-profit career school in East Baton Rouge Parish graduated 40 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,005 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Private nonprofit two-year college in Baton Rouge that reported 33 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,144.
Private for-profit two-year college in Baton Rouge that reported 31 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,212 for a program of about 8 months.
16 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 9 months.
This public two-year college in East Baton Rouge Parish graduated 13 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,237.
7 accredited schools in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area graduated 432 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis College-Baton Rouge with 162.
Among schools that published a program price, Medical Training College in Baton Rouge listed the lowest total: $15,005 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Baton Rouge, LA metro earn a median $36,900 a year ($17.74/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $36,320 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.