Best Medical Assistant programs in Missouri, ranked by enrollment
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.
19 schools in Missouri run programs that feed this job, graduating 430 people a year. The job pays a median of $40,440 in Missouri across about 13,050 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Missouri that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Missouri that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Missouri (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Missouri page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical/Clinical Assistantmain feeder CIP 51.0801In Missouri → | 407 | 94.7% | 17 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologist Assistantmain feeder CIP 51.0809In Missouri → | 12 | 2.8% | 1 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 3 | CIP 51.0711In Missouri → | 11 | 2.6% | 1 | $30,774 | $17,375 |
Top 19 schools in Missouri
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 19 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concorde Career College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 103 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $27,598 | 53% | $29,551 | 96% |
| 2 | State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 68 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 44% | — | — |
| 3 | Concorde Career College - Broadway Kansas City, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 38 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 68% | $25,955 | 100% |
| 4 | St Louis College of Health Careers - St Louis Saint Louis, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $25,981 | 53% | $26,422 | — |
| 5 | Crowder College Neosho, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $33,436 | 49% | — | — |
| 6 | Midwest Institute Earth City, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $29,339 | 55% | $17,111 | 87% |
| 7 | WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $29,815 | 67% | $13,425 | — |
| 8 | Bryan University Springfield, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $21,896 | 90% | $21,006 | — |
| 9 | Midwest Technical Institute - Missouri Springfield, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $25,826 | 80% | $25,424 | — |
| 10 | East Central College Union, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $33,400 | 48% | — | — |
| 11 | St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 25% | — | — |
| 12 | University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Anesthesiologist Assistant | — | 55% | — | 72% |
| 13 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist | — | 94% | $14,126 | 12% |
| 14 | North Central Missouri College Trenton, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 58% | — | — |
| 15 | WellSpring School of Allied Health - Springfield Springfield, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $29,815 | 76% | $15,632 | — |
| 16 | Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $25,824 | 71% | — | — |
| 17 | St Louis College of Health Careers - Fenton Fenton, MO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $25,981 | 59% | — | 80% |
| 18 | Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 75% | $21,890 | 70% |
| 19 | Missouri State University - West Plains West Plains, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 41% | — | — |
All 19 schools in Missouri
Every school in Missouri with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College - Kansas City | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 103 | 1 |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public | 68 | 1 |
| Concorde Career College - Broadway | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 38 | 1 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers - St Louis | Saint Louis | Private for-profit | 33 | 1 |
| Crowder College | Neosho | Public | 30 | 1 |
| Midwest Institute | Earth City | Private for-profit | 29 | 1 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 20 | 1 |
| Bryan University | Springfield | Private for-profit | 17 | 1 |
| Midwest Technical Institute - Missouri | Springfield | Private for-profit | 16 | 1 |
| East Central College | Union | Public | 12 | 1 |
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | Public | 12 | 1 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 1 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton | Public | 7 | 1 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health - Springfield | Springfield | Private for-profit | 7 | 1 |
What medical assistants earn in Missouri
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $45,690. Missouri pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Missouri
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Medical Assistants page.
How to become a Medical Assistant
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Missouri
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to Medical Assistants3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.0711Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
- 51.0801Medical/Clinical Assistant
- 51.0809Anesthesiologist Assistant
- 51.0813Chiropractic Technician/Assistant(no graduates reported)
Common questions
Answers for people weighing medical assistants programs in Missouri.
What degree do you need to become a Medical Assistant?+
Postsecondary nondegree award is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Medical/Clinical Assistant, which awarded 407 degrees in Missouri in 2024-25, 94.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Medical Assistant?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Health and Medical Administrative Services. Together they graduate about 430 people a year in Missouri.
How much do medical assistants earn in Missouri?+
The median is $40,440 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.5% below the U.S. median of $45,690. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for medical assistants growing?+
BLS projects a +12.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 112,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Missouri?+
19 institutions in Missouri reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do medical assistants work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Doctor's Assistant, Chiropractor Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 31-9092.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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