13 accredited schools across the Dallas metro area trained 1,549 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, a proxy for program size and stability.
356 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,400 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Grand Prairie that reported 234 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,748 for a program of about 32 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Dallas that reported 232 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,800 for a program of about 36 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Dallas County graduated 192 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,748 for a program of about 32 weeks.
180 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,915 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Dallas that reported 88 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,370 ($6,000 out of state).
Public four-year institution in McKinney that reported 63 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,800 ($5,550 out of state).
This private nonprofit two-year college in Dallas County graduated 60 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $23,785.
This private for-profit career school in Tarrant County graduated 48 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,995 for a program of about 38 weeks.
42 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,341.
25 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,728 ($8,235 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Dallas County graduated 20 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,995 for a program of about 38 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in Arlington that reported 9 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,040 for a program of about 13 months.
13 accredited schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area graduated 1,549 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth with 356.
Among schools that published a program price, PCI Health Training Center in Dallas listed the lowest total: $15,915 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro earn a median $43,100 a year ($20.72/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.