Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in Iowa
30 schools in Iowa teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,789 at Mercy College of Health Sciences.
What this work pays in Iowa
Medical Assistants in Iowa earn a median of $45,480 a year across 5,990 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 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $44,860 | 4,630 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $128,490 | 3,230 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $47,910 | 1,600 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $61,030 | 1,060 |
| Surgical Technologists | $60,540 | 950 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines | Associate's degree | — | $41,789 (12 grads) | 8 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Associate's degree | — | $39,663 (49 grads) | 23 |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $39,369 (21 grads) | 12 |
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo | Associate's degree | $16,500 | $36,312 (26 grads) | 17 |
| Ross College-Davenport Davenport | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $33,993 (125 grads) | 11 |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $33,637 (95 grads) | 54 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City | Associate's degree | — | $32,569 (21 grads) | 10 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Undergraduate certificate | $10,265 | $31,762 (16 grads) | 13 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge | Associate's degree | $12,625 | $30,228 (14 grads) | 3 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar | Undergraduate certificate | $10,917 | $29,995 (21 grads) | 16 |
| Southeastern Community College West Burlington | Undergraduate certificate | $12,608 | $29,443 (23 grads) | 47 |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,874 (20 grads) | 3 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,669 (12 grads) | 21 |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,933 (13 grads) | 50 |
| Orion Technical College Davenport | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,808 (108 grads) | 27 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,035 (14 grads) | 12 |
| Ross College-Davenport Davenport | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,343 (1,064 grads) | 25 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge | Undergraduate certificate | $11,293 | not published | 7 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.