5 accredited schools across the Milwaukee metro area trained 95 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.
28 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,330.
This private for-profit two-year college in Milwaukee County graduated 25 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,000 for a program of about 30 weeks.
16 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,360.
15 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,386 ($6,579 out of state).
Public two-year college in Pewaukee that reported 11 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,386 ($6,579 out of state).
5 accredited schools in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area graduated 95 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa with 28.
Among schools that published a program price, Milwaukee Career College in Milwaukee listed the lowest total: $15,000 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro earn a median $49,590 a year ($23.84/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,680 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.