3 accredited schools across the Austin metro area trained 425 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.
This private for-profit two-year college in Travis County graduated 251 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,950 for a program of about 36 weeks.
This private for-profit career school in Travis County graduated 127 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $13,500 for a program of about 37 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Austin that reported 47 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
3 accredited schools in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area graduated 425 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was The College of Health Care Professions-Austin with 251.
Among schools that published a program price, CyberTex Institute of Technology in Austin listed the lowest total: $13,500 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro earn a median $45,820 a year ($22.03/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.