Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in Virginia
32 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $54,778 at Northern Virginia Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
Medical Assistants in Virginia earn a median of $44,740 a year across 16,650 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $44,610 | 10,720 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $106,880 | 5,040 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $47,340 | 4,510 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $73,760 | 3,370 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $46,060 | 2,180 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | $54,778 (47 grads) | 48 |
| Radford University Radford | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $50,952 (77 grads) | 56 |
| Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg | Associate's degree | $14,750 | $49,058 (11 grads) | 26 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | $9,650 | $46,282 (73 grads) | 36 |
| Riverside College of Health Sciences Newport News | Associate's degree | $18,369 | $46,087 (22 grads) | 20 |
| South University-Richmond Glen Allen | Associate's degree | $23,000 | $43,489 (538 grads) | 21 |
| South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $23,000 | $43,489 (538 grads) | 23 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Associate's degree | — | $43,426 (16 grads) | 11 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | $41,937 (32 grads) | 11 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $15,494 | $27,344 (780 grads) | 373 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $20,650 | $26,643 (428 grads) | 37 |
| American National University Salem | Associate's degree | $22,253 | $23,386 (247 grads) | 23 |
| Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg | Undergraduate certificate | $5,928 | $22,290 (49 grads) | 17 |
| Chester Career College CHESTER | Associate's degree | $18,752 | $20,824 (27 grads) | 16 |
| American National University Salem | Undergraduate certificate | $11,652 | $19,866 (38 grads) | 46 |
| Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,120 (210 grads) | 33 |
| Fortis College-Richmond Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,120 (210 grads) | 24 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $11,962 | not published | 7 |
| Chester Career College CHESTER | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Medical Solutions Academy Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Riverside College of Health Sciences Newport News | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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.