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Medical assistant programs in Mississippi
Mississippi has 11 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Mississippi, expect to start around $29,210–$31,200 and reach a median of $35,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $38,190 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $43,432 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,340 employed in Mississippi. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BoonevilleFultonGoodmanGulfportHorn LakeMeridianMoorheadPerkinstonPoplarvilleRaymondSouthaven
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 18 | $46,957 | $13,250 | 39% | not reported |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 32 | $45,937 | $11,323 | 38% | not reported |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 26 | $45,300 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven | Southaven | for-profit | 147 | $43,432 | $9,500 | 65% | $28,953 |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 14 | $41,411 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 18 | $37,684 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi | Horn Lake | for-profit | 252 | $22,746 | $9,500 | 71% | $21,871 |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | Gulfport | for-profit | 40 | $18,251 | $9,500 | 70% | $19,883 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 31% | 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.