MEDICAL ASSISTANT SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA — Federal Data, September 2026
Medical Assistant Schools in Florida, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
40 accredited institutions in Florida report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 40 ranked programs in Florida, the median graduate needs 5.3 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $11,250, against median earnings of $28,276 one year after completion.
That is slower than the national median of 4.9 months for this field, measured across the 840 institutions in our national medical assistant schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Miami Dade College in Miami, at 2.7 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Florida institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about medical assistant schools in Florida
The Ranking
40 medical assistant schools in Florida, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Dade CollegeMiami, FL | Public | Certificate | 2.7 | $7,695 | $34,527 | 46% |
| 2 | Medical Institute of Palm BeachGreenacres, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 3.3 | $7,832 | $28,406 | 85% |
| 3 | Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, FL | Public | Associate | 3.8 | $9,950 | $31,028 | 54% |
| 4 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyAltamonte Springs, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 3.8 | $9,500 | $30,218 | 47% |
| 5 | Fortis College-Orange ParkOrange Park, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.0 | $9,500 | $28,213 | 35% |
| 6 | Concorde Career Institute-JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.1 | $9,500 | $28,082 | 47% |
| 7 | Concorde Career Institute-MiramarMiramar, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.1 | $9,500 | $27,953 | 67% |
| 8 | Concorde Career Institute-OrlandoOrlando, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.1 | $9,500 | $28,082 | 69% |
| 9 | South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $5,679 | $16,128 | 83% |
| 10 | Concorde Career Institute-TampaTampa, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $9,500 | $25,395 | 56% |
| 11 | New Professions Technical InstituteMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $9,020 | $24,193 | 100% |
| 12 | Fortis Institute-Port Saint LuciePort Saint Lucie, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $9,500 | $25,556 | 53% |
| 13 | Southeastern College-Boynton BeachBoynton Beach, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.6 | $9,500 | $24,913 | 88% |
| 14 | FVI School of Nursing and TechnologyMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.7 | $9,294 | $23,971 | 89% |
| 15 | Southern Technical CollegeFort Myers, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $11,250 | $28,045 | 68% |
| 16 | Praxis InstituteMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $9,080 | $22,717 | 78% |
| 17 | Fortis College-Cutler BayCutler Bay, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $11,466 | $28,653 | 48% |
| 18 | Fortis Institute-PensacolaPensacola, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 4.9 | $9,500 | $23,496 | 54% |
| 19 | Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | Public | Associate | 5.2 | $16,172 | $37,407 | 37% |
| 20 | Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, FL | Public | Associate | 5.3 | $16,166 | $36,389 | 41% |
| 21 | Southern Technical CollegeOrlando, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.3 | $11,250 | $25,471 | 63% |
| 22 | Daytona CollegeOrmond Beach, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.3 | $10,633 | $24,094 | 86% |
| 23 | Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, FL | Public | Associate | 5.7 | $14,000 | $29,665 | 52% |
| 24 | Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.7 | $14,042 | $29,532 | 42% |
| 25 | Florida Education InstituteMiami, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.7 | $9,500 | $20,084 | 74% |
| 26 | Meridian CollegeSarasota, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.8 | $13,000 | $26,939 | 51% |
| 27 | Gwinnett InstituteOrlando, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 5.8 | $13,000 | $26,939 | n/a |
| 28 | St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, FL | Public | Associate | 5.9 | $20,453 | $41,802 | 38% |
| 29 | Hollywood InstituteMargate, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 6.2 | $9,197 | $17,924 | 78% |
| 30 | ATA Career EducationSpring Hill, FL | for-profit | Certificate | 6.8 | $16,640 | $29,280 | 67% |
| 31 | Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FL | Public | Certificate | 7.1 | $16,675 | $28,339 | 43% |
| 32 | Taylor CollegeOcala, FL | for-profit | Associate | 7.1 | $25,250 | $42,622 | 27% |
| 33 | Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FL | Public | Associate | 7.4 | $26,250 | $42,710 | 53% |
| 34 | Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, FL | Public | Associate | 8.5 | $24,250 | $34,429 | 35% |
| 35 | Ultimate Medical AcademyClearwater, FL | nonprofit | Associate | 8.6 | $20,145 | $28,118 | 55% |
| 36 | South University-West Palm BeachRoyal Palm Beach, FL | for-profit | Associate | 9.3 | $30,694 | $39,761 | 18% |
| 37 | South University-TampaTampa, FL | for-profit | Associate | 9.3 | $30,694 | $39,761 | 23% |
| 38 | Herzing University-OrlandoWinter Park, FL | nonprofit | Certificate | 9.9 | $24,721 | $30,106 | 37% |
| 39 | Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FL | nonprofit | Associate | 10.4 | $26,250 | $30,406 | 61% |
| 40 | SABER CollegeMiami, FL | nonprofit | Associate | 11.3 | $32,662 | $34,751 | 61% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Florida, one by one
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Miami Dade College is a public institution in Miami. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,695 and report median earnings of $34,527 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.7 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 2.6 months faster than the Florida state median of 5.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 46% completion rate.
Medical Institute of Palm Beach
Greenacres, FL
Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a private for-profit institution in Greenacres. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,832 and report median earnings of $28,406 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.3 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 2.0 months faster than the Florida state median of 5.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 85% completion rate.
Florida Gateway College
Lake City, FL
Florida Gateway College is a public institution in Lake City. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,950 and report median earnings of $31,028 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.8 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 1.5 months faster than the Florida state median of 5.3. The award measured here is an associate degree. The institution reports a 54% completion rate.
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Altamonte Springs, FL
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology is a private for-profit institution in Altamonte Springs. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $30,218 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.8 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 1.5 months faster than the Florida state median of 5.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 47% completion rate.
Fortis College-Orange Park
Orange Park, FL
Fortis College-Orange Park is a private for-profit institution in Orange Park. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $28,213 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.0 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 1.3 months faster than the Florida state median of 5.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 35% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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