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Medical assistant programs in Iowa
Iowa has 17 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Iowa, expect to start around $36,730–$38,980 and reach a median of $45,480 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,030 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Iowa). Graduates of these Iowa programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,666 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Iowa
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,990 employed in Iowa. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Iowa, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AnkenyCalmarCedar RapidsCouncil BluffsDavenportDes MoinesEsthervilleFort DodgeIowa FallsMarshalltownMason CityOttumwaSioux CityWaterlooWest Burlington
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | Public | 16 | $38,830 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo | Public | 35 | $38,474 | $16,500 | 43% | not reported |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City | Public | 21 | $36,073 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public | 11 | $35,933 | $10,265 | 39% | not reported |
| North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City | Public | 15 | $34,937 | $12,000 | 61% | not reported |
| Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids | Public | 127 | $33,666 | $13,000 | 43% | not reported |
| Northeast Iowa Community College | Calmar | Public | 22 | $31,164 | $10,917 | 51% | not reported |
| Ross College-Davenport | Davenport | for-profit | 26 | $28,790 | $9,500 | 65% | $24,736 |
| Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | Public | 7 | $28,637 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Orion Technical College | Davenport | for-profit | 6 | $27,504 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | Public | 58 | $26,814 | $12,608 | 44% | not reported |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | Des Moines | non-profit | 73 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Iowa Central Community College | Fort Dodge | Public | 16 | not reported | $11,293 | 42% | not reported |
| Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 50% | 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.