8 accredited schools across the St. Louis metro area trained 159 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.
34 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,306 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Public two-year college in Godfrey that reported 33 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,000 ($12,000 out of state).
23 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,600 ($5,940 out of state).
Private for-profit career school in Alton that reported 21 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,737 for a program of about 50 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in St. Louis County graduated 20 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,008 for a program of about 8 months.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Fenton that reported 13 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
12 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,000 ($6,096 out of state).
Public two-year college in Cottleville that reported 3 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,330 ($6,660 out of state).
8 accredited schools in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area graduated 159 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis with 34.
Among schools that published a program price, Midwest Institute in Earth City listed the lowest total: $15,008 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro earn a median $44,710 a year ($21.50/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $40,440 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.