Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in West Virginia
28 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at University of Charleston.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Medical Assistants in West Virginia earn a median of $37,180 a year across 4,540 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $38,210 | 3,560 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $60,300 | 2,400 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $60,430 | 980 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $38,740 | 780 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $51,580 | 760 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Charleston Charleston | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $42,682 (15 grads) | 19 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Associate's degree | $13,271 | $40,365 (51 grads) | 58 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (27 grads) | 3 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Associate's degree | — | $31,839 (35 grads) | 5 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Associate's degree | $13,479 | $30,771 (32 grads) | 15 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Associate's degree | $8,250 | $28,055 (29 grads) | 26 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,532 (11 grads) | 5 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,035 (21 grads) | 3 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,484 (755 grads) | 29 |
| Ross College-Morgantown Morgantown | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,597 (643 grads) | 19 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $20,687 (108 grads) | 61 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport | Associate's degree | $7,195 | $20,140 (14 grads) | 7 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes | Associate's degree | $7,195 | $20,140 (14 grads) | 24 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (22 grads) | 4 |
| Ameritas College Huntington | Associate's degree | $19,395 | $19,775 (65 grads) | 6 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (11 grads) | 7 |
| Valley College-Beckley Beckley | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $16,416 (77 grads) | 60 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown | Associate's degree | $7,395 | not published | 102 |
| Bluefield State University Bluefield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center Foster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center Eleanor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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.