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Medical assistant programs in Maine
Maine has 11 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Maine, expect to start around $40,220–$45,420 and reach a median of $47,580 with experience; the top quarter earn $51,460 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maine). Graduates of these Maine programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,847 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Maine
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,480 employed in Maine. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Maine, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AuburnAugustaBangorCalaisFairfieldPresque IsleScarboroughSouth PortlandWells
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | Presque Isle | Public | 8 | $42,134 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southern Maine Community College | South Portland | Public | 29 | $34,219 | $12,000 | 28% | not reported |
| University of Maine at Augusta | Augusta | Public | 4 | $33,392 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| York County Community College | Wells | Public | 3 | $30,847 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Beal University | Bangor | for-profit | 9 | $30,306 | $17,676 | not reported | $44,477 |
| Eastern Maine Community College | Bangor | Public | 29 | $29,676 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Northeast Technical Institute | Scarborough | for-profit | 50 | $27,902 | $8,708 | 90% | $33,492 |
| Northern Maine Community College | Presque Isle | Public | 5 | $26,559 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Kennebec Valley Community College | Fairfield | Public | 39 | not reported | $15,000 | 39% | not reported |
| Central Maine Community College | Auburn | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Washington County Community College | Calais | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 55% | 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.