11 accredited schools across the Seattle metro area trained 662 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.
This private for-profit career school in Pierce County graduated 158 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
147 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 $18,716 for a program of about 35 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Des Moines that reported 109 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,633.
This private for-profit two-year college in King County graduated 84 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,716 for a program of about 35 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Renton that reported 55 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,673 ($5,207 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Seattle that reported 42 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,458 ($4,947 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Snohomish County graduated 37 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,046 ($9,925 out of state).
This public four-year institution in King County graduated 12 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,195 ($8,548 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Bellevue that reported 8 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,074 ($9,952 out of state).
8 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,740.
2 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,131 ($10,080 out of state).
11 accredited schools in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area graduated 662 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was UEI College-Tacoma with 158.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-Renton in Renton listed the lowest total: $18,716 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro earn a median $61,500 a year ($29.57/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $59,290 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.