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Medical assistant programs in Utah
Utah has 16 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Utah, expect to start around $35,890–$38,460 and reach a median of $45,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,644 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Utah
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,990 employed in Utah. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Cedar CityDraperKaysvilleLehiLoganMurrayOgdenProvoRooseveltSaint GeorgeSalt Lake CityTooele
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provo College | Provo | for-profit | 26 | $40,708 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City | Public | 76 | $36,640 | $7,819 | 29% | not reported |
| Utah Tech University | Saint George | Public | 13 | $34,592 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ogden-Weber Technical College | Ogden | Public | 50 | $27,644 | not reported | 53% | $5,969 |
| Eagle Gate College-Murray | Murray | for-profit | 28 | $27,589 | $12,931 | not reported | not reported |
| Davis Technical College | Kaysville | Public | 35 | $27,046 | not reported | 57% | $14,436 |
| Dixie Technical College | Saint George | Public | 32 | $26,704 | not reported | 77% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | for-profit | 12 | $24,190 | $9,500 | 60% | not reported |
| Bridgerland Technical College | Logan | Public | 14 | $21,249 | not reported | 75% | $8,317 |
| Mountainland Technical College | Lehi | Public | 162 | $20,886 | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Ensign College | Salt Lake City | non-profit | 41 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | Draper | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southwest Technical College | Cedar City | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 95% | not reported |
| Uintah Basin Technical College | Roosevelt | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 86% | not reported |
| Utah State University | Logan | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tooele Technical College | Tooele | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 81% | 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.