10 accredited schools across the San Antonio metro area trained 723 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.
Private for-profit two-year college in San Antonio that reported 147 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,400 for a program of about 9 months.
142 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 $18,570 for a program of about 32 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bexar County graduated 129 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.
100 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 $17,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
53 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 10 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bexar County graduated 44 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,257 for a program of about 9 months.
37 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,850 for a program of about 34 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bexar County graduated 33 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,750 for a program of about 9 months.
27 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,500 for a program of about 16 weeks.
11 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,270 ($14,280 out of state).
10 accredited schools in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area graduated 723 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio with 147.
Among schools that published a program price, Institute of Allied Healthcare in San Antonio listed the lowest total: $7,500 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro earn a median $39,180 a year ($18.84/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.