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Medical assistant programs in Arizona
Arizona has 29 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Arizona, expect to start around $38,100–$40,370 and reach a median of $45,940 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,450 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,901 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 21,460 employed in Arizona. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AvondaleCoolidgeGlendaleHolbrookKingmanMesaPhoenixPrescottSierra VistaTempeThatcherTucsonYuma
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington College-Phoenix North | Phoenix | for-profit | 220 | $48,828 | $8,958 | 62% | not reported |
| Carrington College-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 82 | $48,828 | $8,958 | 54% | $52,531 |
| GateWay Community College | Phoenix | Public | 46 | $47,065 | $9,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Brookline College-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 48 | $41,645 | $9,496 | not reported | $33,570 |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 14 | $38,870 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | Tucson | for-profit | 214 | $36,019 | $8,890 | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 166 | $36,019 | $8,890 | 67% | $27,503 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | Public | 55 | $29,497 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Cochise County Community College District | Sierra Vista | Public | 26 | $27,232 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 118 | $27,177 | $8,418 | 65% | $27,348 |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley | Mesa | for-profit | 40 | $26,901 | $8,890 | 76% | $25,654 |
| Arizona College-Glendale | Glendale | for-profit | 178 | $26,313 | $9,500 | 85% | not reported |
| Arizona College-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 125 | $26,313 | $9,500 | 88% | $34,818 |
| Allen School-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 57 | $25,805 | $9,500 | 83% | $28,182 |
| Carrington College-Tucson | Tucson | for-profit | 96 | $24,829 | $8,958 | 66% | $38,722 |
| Brookline College-Tucson | Tucson | for-profit | 27 | $23,574 | $9,496 | not reported | $28,723 |
| Brookline College-Tempe | Tempe | for-profit | 14 | $23,574 | $9,496 | 40% | $26,076 |
| UEI College-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 391 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 57% | $38,243 |
| UEI College-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 159 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 50% | $40,445 |
| Bryan University | Tempe | for-profit | 145 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 136 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northland Pioneer College | Holbrook | Public | 36 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | Public | 30 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | 55% | $17,257 |
| Yavapai College | Prescott | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Central Arizona College | Coolidge | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Kino College | Tucson | for-profit | 10 | not reported | not reported | 27% | $32,608 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.