Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in Washington
61 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 29 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $60,771 at Seattle Central College.
What this work pays in Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290 a year across 19,500 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $58,900 | 8,150 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $137,520 | 4,510 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $62,090 | 3,870 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $62,040 | 3,140 |
| Surgical Technologists | $77,270 | 2,510 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | $60,771 (14 grads) | 0 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | $48,823 (23 grads) | 16 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Associate's degree | — | $47,846 (11 grads) | 11 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton | Associate's degree | $26,524 | $45,723 (535 grads) | 23 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle | Associate's degree | $26,524 | $45,723 (535 grads) | 36 |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | $15,466 | $43,000 (28 grads) | 33 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Associate's degree | — | $40,438 (48 grads) | 39 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | $40,209 (60 grads) | 34 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Associate's degree | — | $37,568 (28 grads) | 25 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Associate's degree | $15,500 | $37,568 (64 grads) | 49 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,060 (42 grads) | 4 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | $12,277 | $34,847 (47 grads) | 26 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Associate's degree | — | $34,704 (20 grads) | 18 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Associate's degree | — | $34,348 (37 grads) | 12 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (18 grads) | 20 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,138 (25 grads) | 50 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Associate's degree | — | $33,138 (14 grads) | 8 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,925 (16 grads) | 23 |
| Perry Technical Institute Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | $7,892 | $32,806 (36 grads) | 31 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Associate's degree | — | $32,711 (13 grads) | 9 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | $32,162 (22 grads) | 20 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | — | $31,702 (59 grads) | 8 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,409 (13 grads) | 10 |
| Centralia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (21 grads) | 12 |
| Carrington College-Spokane Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $8,957 | $29,652 (348 grads) | 112 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton | Undergraduate certificate | $8,890 | $27,140 (3,437 grads) | 208 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | $8,890 | $27,140 (3,437 grads) | 140 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (30 grads) | 15 |
| UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,879 (476 grads) | 0 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 87 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $15,000 | not published | 29 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Centralia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Green River College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 31 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 87 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
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.