2 accredited schools across the Amarillo metro area trained 35 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.
21 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,128 ($2,664 out of state).
This private for-profit career school in Potter County graduated 14 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,335 for a program of about 9 months.
2 accredited schools in the Amarillo, TX metro area graduated 35 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Amarillo College with 21.
Among schools that published a program price, Milan Institute-Amarillo in Amarillo listed the lowest total: $14,335 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Amarillo, TX metro earn a median $37,170 a year ($17.87/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,520 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.