2 accredited schools across the Jackson metro area trained 47 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.
Public two-year college in Jackson that reported 35 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,678 for a program of about 44 weeks.
12 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,224 ($17,424 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Jackson, TN metro area graduated 47 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson with 35.
Among schools that published a program price, Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson in Jackson listed the lowest total: $5,678 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Jackson, TN metro earn a median $37,280 a year ($17.92/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,570 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.