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Medical assistant programs in Idaho
Idaho has 11 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Idaho, expect to start around $35,500–$37,780 and reach a median of $44,700 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,160 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Idaho). Graduates of these Idaho programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,169 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Idaho
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,250 employed in Idaho. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Idaho, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BoiseCoeur d'AleneIdaho FallsLewistonNampaPocatelloRexburgTwin Falls
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Idaho College | Coeur d'Alene | Public | 18 | $44,784 | $9,000 | 38% | not reported |
| Carrington College-Boise | Boise | for-profit | 48 | $37,921 | $9,359 | 62% | not reported |
| Idaho State University | Pocatello | Public | 43 | $31,225 | $17,676 | not reported | not reported |
| College of Western Idaho | Nampa | Public | 86 | $29,169 | $8,000 | 31% | not reported |
| Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus | Boise | for-profit | 1 | $27,589 | $12,931 | not reported | not reported |
| Provo College-Idaho Falls Campus | Idaho Falls | for-profit | 11 | $23,656 | $11,052 | not reported | not reported |
| Milan Institute-Boise | Boise | for-profit | 7 | $22,036 | $9,235 | not reported | not reported |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Rexburg | non-profit | 43 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| College of Southern Idaho | Twin Falls | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| College of Eastern Idaho | Idaho Falls | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
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.