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Medical assistant programs in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 23 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Wisconsin, expect to start around $39,480–$46,370 and reach a median of $48,680 with experience; the top quarter earn $55,000 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Wisconsin). Graduates of these Wisconsin programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,933 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical assistants earn in Wisconsin

$39,480starting (10th percentile)
$46,370early career (25th)
$48,680median, all experience
$55,000experienced (75th)
$57,990top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,810 employed in Wisconsin. National median: $45,690.

Campuses in Wisconsin, ranked by what their graduates earned

23campuses in Wisconsin
807credentials awarded / yr
$29,933median earnings, yr 1 (Wisconsin)
$26,692median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AppletonBrookfieldClevelandEau ClaireFennimoreFond du LacGreen BayJanesvilleKenoshaLa CrosseMadisonMequonMilwaukeePewaukeeRhinelanderRice LakeWausauWauwatosaWisconsin Rapids

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Western Technical College La Crosse Public 55 $40,555 $9,208 34% not reported
Blackhawk Technical College Janesville Public 19 $38,993 not reported 34% not reported
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee Public 42 $37,776 $8,652 25% not reported
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay Public 108 $37,085 $9,500 51% not reported
Herzing University-Madison Madison non-profit 138 $35,289 $18,701 not reported not reported
Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield non-profit 16 $35,289 $18,701 not reported not reported
Gateway Technical College Kenosha Public 33 $34,260 $8,250 51% not reported
Northwood Technical College Rice Lake Public 34 $32,152 $5,500 56% not reported
Madison Area Technical College Madison Public 57 $31,658 $10,936 not reported not reported
Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee Public 6 $31,168 not reported 44% not reported
Northcentral Technical College Wausau Public 35 $30,150 $5,250 45% not reported
Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac Public 22 $30,069 $6,999 58% not reported
Fox Valley Technical College Appleton Public 38 $29,933 $7,135 65% not reported
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay for-profit 11 $29,867 $11,611 not reported not reported
Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland Public 25 $29,479 $6,999 50% not reported
Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire Public 51 $29,386 $9,994 50% not reported
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore Public 17 $28,671 $5,771 66% not reported
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa non-profit 41 $28,173 $20,650 not reported not reported
Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander Public 11 $27,876 not reported 44% not reported
Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids Public 19 $27,850 $6,500 52% not reported
Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha non-profit 3 $26,317 $18,701 not reported not reported
Milwaukee Career College Milwaukee for-profit 23 $24,822 $7,046 44% $30,148
Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon non-profit 3 not reported $12,773 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.

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