Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in Alabama
35 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,105 at Bishop State Community College.
What this work pays in Alabama
Medical Assistants in Alabama earn a median of $36,100 a year across 13,300 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $39,030 | 8,510 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,310 | 3,360 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $61,430 | 2,700 |
| Surgical Technologists | $49,420 | 2,480 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $43,600 | 1,210 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Associate's degree | — | $50,105 (16 grads) | 15 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Associate's degree | — | $46,673 (21 grads) | 22 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | $45,021 (28 grads) | 15 |
| South University-Montgomery Montgomery | Associate's degree | $23,000 | $43,489 (538 grads) | 35 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | $36,221 (52 grads) | 27 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | $9,771 | $35,772 (59 grads) | 85 |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $29,779 (148 grads) | 4 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $28,411 (204 grads) | 5 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | $18,701 | $25,932 (96 grads) | 9 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,303 (456 grads) | 80 |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | $14,120 | $22,125 (2,111 grads) | 46 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,468 (1,258 grads) | 41 |
| Fortis College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | $9,474 | $19,810 (437 grads) | 99 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | $9,474 | $19,810 (437 grads) | 76 |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,120 (210 grads) | 76 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | $16,478 (28 grads) | 23 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Associate's degree | $20,000 | not published | 16 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 88 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.