8 accredited schools across the McAllen metro area trained 815 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 Hidalgo County graduated 189 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,400 for a program of about 36 weeks.
161 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,450 for a program of about 36 weeks.
159 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $11,200.
Private for-profit career school in McAllen that reported 94 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.
Private for-profit career school in Weslaco that reported 84 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,735 for a program of about 10 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Hidalgo County graduated 64 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,450 for a program of about 7 months.
Public four-year institution in McAllen that reported 55 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,800 ($7,500 out of state).
This private nonprofit career school in Hidalgo County graduated 9 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,753 for a program of about 10 months.
8 accredited schools in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area graduated 815 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus with 189.
Among schools that published a program price, Rio Grande Valley College in Pharr listed the lowest total: $15,450 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro earn a median $34,810 a year ($16.74/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.