2 accredited schools across the Gulfport metro area trained 33 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.
This private for-profit two-year college in Harrison County graduated 25 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,381 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Public two-year college in Perkinston that reported 8 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,300 ($6,600 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area graduated 33 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Blue Cliff College-Gulfport with 25.
Among schools that published a program price, Blue Cliff College-Gulfport in Gulfport listed the lowest total: $18,381 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro earn a median $35,590 a year ($17.11/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $35,360 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.