Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in Louisiana
45 schools in Louisiana teach this, at certificate or associate level. 32 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,899 at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University.
What this work pays in Louisiana
Medical Assistants in Louisiana earn a median of $36,320 a year across 12,310 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 Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $44,410 | 6,700 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $34,040 | 4,100 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $39,730 | 3,460 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $125,130 | 2,250 |
| Surgical Technologists | $57,370 | 2,230 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge | Associate's degree | $19,667 | $46,899 (77 grads) | 9 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Associate's degree | $13,816 | $45,584 (56 grads) | 41 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Associate's degree | $14,903 | $33,565 (63 grads) | 47 |
| Remington College-Lafayette Campus Lafayette | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $29,779 (148 grads) | 12 |
| Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $29,779 (148 grads) | 19 |
| Herzing University-New Orleans Metairie | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $28,411 (204 grads) | 6 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,377 (19 grads) | 18 |
| Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,303 (456 grads) | 85 |
| Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $14,120 | $22,125 (2,111 grads) | 34 |
| Remington College-Lafayette Campus Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $14,120 | $22,125 (2,111 grads) | 74 |
| Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport | Undergraduate certificate | $14,120 | $22,125 (2,111 grads) | 112 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,140 (32 grads) | 29 |
| Delta College South Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $5,800 | $19,626 (105 grads) | 52 |
| Ayers Career College Shreveport | Undergraduate certificate | $9,499 | $19,592 (68 grads) | 56 |
| Delta College Inc Covington | Undergraduate certificate | $5,800 | $19,307 (152 grads) | 46 |
| Delta College-Slidell Campus Slidell | Undergraduate certificate | $5,800 | $19,307 (152 grads) | 34 |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe | Undergraduate certificate | $9,956 | $19,227 (25 grads) | 35 |
| Blue Cliff College-Alexandria Alexandria | Associate's degree | $21,030 | $18,855 (241 grads) | 44 |
| Blue Cliff College-Metairie Metairie | Associate's degree | $21,030 | $18,855 (241 grads) | — |
| Compass Career College Hammond | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $18,771 (20 grads) | 18 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $5,843 | $18,028 (191 grads) | 27 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $5,843 | $18,028 (191 grads) | 56 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | $9,403 | $17,402 (559 grads) | 73 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $9,403 | $17,402 (559 grads) | 41 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Houma Houma | Undergraduate certificate | $9,403 | $17,402 (559 grads) | 60 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $9,403 | $17,402 (559 grads) | 136 |
| Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans New Orleans | Undergraduate certificate | $9,403 | $17,402 (559 grads) | 40 |
| Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe West Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | $9,403 | $17,402 (559 grads) | 99 |
| Blue Cliff College-Alexandria Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,109 (732 grads) | 40 |
| Blue Cliff College-Lafayette Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,109 (732 grads) | 35 |
| Blue Cliff College-Metairie Metairie | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,109 (732 grads) | 127 |
| Healthcare Training Institute Kenner | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,663 (16 grads) | 3 |
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | $7,661 | not published | 15 |
| Infinity College Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 4 |
| Louisiana Christian University Pineville | Associate's degree | $13,000 | not published | 11 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe | Associate's degree | $14,943 | not published | 30 |
| Williams Technical College Houma | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 18 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| LaSalle Tech Houma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| River Parishes Community College Gonzales | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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.