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Medical assistant programs in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 8 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $22,380–$28,900 and reach a median of $46,120 with experience; the top quarter earn $59,990 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $16,758 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Puerto Rico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 660 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BayamonCaguasCarolinaHato ReyHumacaoMerceditaPonceSan Juan
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUC University | Bayamon | for-profit | 680 | $20,998 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Huertas College | Caguas | for-profit | 37 | $17,770 | $5,340 | not reported | not reported |
| Dewey University-Carolina | Carolina | non-profit | 17 | $13,281 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dewey University-Hato Rey | Hato Rey | non-profit | 8 | $13,281 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | San Juan | non-profit | 15 | $10,441 | $5,001 | not reported | not reported |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | Humacao | Public | 35 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Mercedita | non-profit | 22 | not reported | $5,750 | not reported | not reported |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce | Ponce | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.