6 accredited schools across the Nashville metro area trained 160 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.
68 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,056.
Public two-year college in Hartsville that reported 28 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
Private nonprofit two-year college in Nashville that reported 27 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $21,230.
This private for-profit career school in Wilson County graduated 21 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,440 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit career school in Murfreesboro that reported 13 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $8,423 for a program of about 6 months.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Nashville that reported 3 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,360.
6 accredited schools in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area graduated 160 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Nashville with 68.
Among schools that published a program price, Allied Health Careers Institute in Murfreesboro listed the lowest total: $8,423 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro earn a median $44,620 a year ($21.45/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.