Career Training Path › Medical assistant programs › Georgia
Medical assistant programs in Georgia
Georgia has 41 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Georgia, expect to start around $34,270–$36,910 and reach a median of $41,600 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,870 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $24,338 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 28,780 employed in Georgia. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaClarkesvilleClarkstonColumbusDallasDaltonGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleLilburnMaconMariettaMorrowRomeSandersvilleSandy SpringsSavannahSmyrnaStatesboroStone MountainThomasvilleTuckerValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany State University | Albany | Public | 18 | $48,072 | $15,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 48 | $45,827 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Dalton State College | Dalton | Public | 23 | $43,134 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon | Public | 16 | $42,569 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 31 | $42,307 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 34 | $41,549 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 69 | $40,129 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| South University-Savannah Online | Savannah | for-profit | 134 | $39,095 | $23,000 | not reported | not reported |
| South University-Savannah | Savannah | for-profit | 13 | $39,095 | $23,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | Atlanta | non-profit | 21 | $35,289 | $18,701 | not reported | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 90 | $30,063 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 16 | $28,890 | $9,500 | 44% | not reported |
| Gwinnett College-Lilburn | Lilburn | for-profit | 24 | $28,861 | $9,557 | 58% | not reported |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 9 | $27,741 | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta | Marietta | for-profit | 37 | $26,526 | $10,299 | 64% | $35,543 |
| Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs | Sandy Springs | for-profit | 6 | $26,306 | $9,060 | 67% | $37,004 |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 10 | $25,120 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Smyrna | Smyrna | for-profit | 75 | $24,867 | $9,500 | 59% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 38 | $24,500 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus | Marietta | for-profit | 28 | $24,176 | $9,500 | 31% | $37,328 |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 16 | $23,871 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 59 | $23,258 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 18 | $23,102 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 128 | $22,150 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | 43 | $21,865 | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Morrow | Morrow | for-profit | 301 | $21,249 | $9,500 | 51% | $41,199 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 161 | $20,915 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | for-profit | 128 | $20,303 | $9,500 | 56% | $38,109 |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 92 | $20,132 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 80 | $20,048 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Augusta | Augusta | for-profit | 55 | $19,946 | $12,668 | 59% | $29,003 |
| Miller-Motte College-Columbus | Columbus | for-profit | 42 | $19,946 | $12,668 | 13% | $27,114 |
| Miller-Motte College-Macon | Macon | for-profit | 39 | $19,946 | $12,668 | 13% | $27,246 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 10 | $19,608 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 53 | $19,386 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training | Tucker | for-profit | 54 | $18,833 | $8,547 | not reported | not reported |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 18 | $18,785 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 53 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Helms College | Augusta | non-profit | 20 | not reported | $9,289 | 36% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Dignity Nursing School | Dallas | — | — | 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.