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Medical assistant programs in Virginia
Virginia has 23 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Virginia, expect to start around $37,090–$38,840 and reach a median of $44,740 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,570 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Virginia). Graduates of these Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,634 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 16,650 employed in Virginia. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AnnandaleCedar BluffChesterDanvilleFredericksburgGlen AllenLocust GroveMartinsvilleMelfaNewport NewsNorfolkRadfordRichmondRoanokeSalemVirginia BeachWoodbridgeWytheville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Virginia Career College | Fredericksburg | for-profit career college | 21 | $52,068 | $5,928 | 66% | not reported |
| Radford University | Radford | Public university | 13 | $48,523 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Riverside College of Health Careers | Newport News | non-profit college | 12 | $44,317 | $18,369 | not reported | not reported |
| Tidewater Community College | Norfolk | Public community college | 54 | $44,245 | $9,650 | 32% | not reported |
| Wytheville Community College | Wytheville | Public community college | 11 | $42,787 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public community college | 40 | $41,037 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| South University-Richmond | Glen Allen | for-profit university | 14 | $39,095 | $23,000 | not reported | not reported |
| South University-Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | for-profit university | 5 | $39,095 | $23,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | non-profit college | 34 | $28,173 | $20,650 | not reported | not reported |
| ECPI University | Virginia Beach | for-profit university | 346 | $27,770 | $11,962 | not reported | not reported |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff | Public community college | 13 | $26,400 | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Chester Career College | Chester | for-profit career college | 8 | $23,026 | $18,752 | 63% | $29,745 |
| American National University | Salem | for-profit university | 13 | $22,885 | $11,652 | not reported | not reported |
| Fortis College-Richmond | Richmond | for-profit career college | 37 | $19,194 | $9,500 | 50% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Norfolk | Norfolk | for-profit career college | 19 | $19,194 | $9,500 | 30% | not reported |
| Germanna Community College | Locust Grove | Public community college | 17 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Medical Solutions Academy | Danville | for-profit career school | 16 | not reported | not reported | 94% | $19,426 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College | Martinsville | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Eastern Shore Community College | Melfa | Public community college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke | Public community college | 4 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Alliance Medical & Health Sciences College, Inc. | Richmond | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| America School of Nursing and Allied Health | Woodbridge | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging | Richmond | career school | — | 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.