5 accredited schools across the Memphis metro area trained 768 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.
296 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,305 for a program of about 32 weeks.
This private for-profit career school in DeSoto County graduated 294 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,700 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in DeSoto County graduated 156 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,207 for a program of about 32 weeks.
This private nonprofit two-year college in Shelby County graduated 21 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $20,047.
1 Medical Assistant credential awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school.
5 accredited schools in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area graduated 768 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career College-Memphis with 296.
Among schools that published a program price, Delta Technical College-Mississippi in Horn Lake listed the lowest total: $16,700 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro earn a median $39,260 a year ($18.87/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.