Which Florida allied health and medical assisting program has the lowest debt?

Florida Gateway College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,950, with first-year pay of $31,028.

How much do allied health and medical assisting graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 18 Florida allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $32,729 in the first year after graduating and $39,587 five years after.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) Programs in Florida, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many allied health and medical assisting associate's programs are in Florida?

18 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

18 programs report first-year pay
15 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $32,729 in their first year, $4,528 less than the national median. Santa Fe College reports the highest first-year pay ($42,710), and Florida Gateway College the lowest median debt ($9,950).

Median first-year pay$32,729National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$39,587National $41,892

Median federal debt$22,352National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings61%National 50%

All 18 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Santa Fe CollegeGainesville · public	$42,710	Not reported	$26,250	61%
2	Taylor CollegeOcala · private for-profit	$42,622	$60,630	$25,250	59%
3	St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg · public	$41,802	Not reported	$20,453	49%
4	Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City · public	$40,027	$51,125	Not reported	Not reported
5	College of Central FloridaOcala · public	$37,554	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
6	Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville · public	$37,407	$41,035	$16,172	43%
7	Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · public	$36,389	$36,412	$16,166	44%
8	SABER CollegeMiami · private nonprofit	$34,751	Not reported	$32,662	94%
9	Polk State CollegeWinter Haven · public	$34,429	$39,587	$24,250	70%
10	Florida Gateway CollegeLake City · public	$31,028	Not reported	$9,950	32%
11	Keiser UniversityFort Lauderdale · private nonprofit	$30,406	$38,709	$26,250	86%
12	Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne · public	$29,665	Not reported	$14,000	47%
13	Southeastern College-Boynton BeachBoynton Beach · private for-profit	$28,666	$33,011	$25,688	90%
14	Ultimate Medical AcademyClearwater · private nonprofit	$28,118	$30,349	$20,145	72%
15	Miami Dade CollegeMiami · public	$24,914	Not reported	$11,000	44%
16	Southern Technical College (Fort Myers, Florida)Fort Myers · private for-profit	$20,501	$31,768	Not reported	Not reported
17	Praxis InstituteMiami · private for-profit	$19,451	Not reported	$26,667	137%
18	Concorde Career Institute-MiramarMiramar · private for-profit	$19,181	$44,262	$30,500	159%

Gulf Coast State College, College of Central Florida, and Southern Technical College (Fort Myers, Florida) report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida allied health and medical assisting program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 15 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Santa Fe College$42,710
Taylor College$42,622
St Petersburg College$41,802
Gulf Coast State College$40,027
College of Central Florida$37,554

Lowest median debt

Florida Gateway College$9,950
Miami Dade College$11,000
Eastern Florida State College$14,000
Seminole State College of Florida$16,166
Florida State College at Jacksonville$16,172

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to allied health and medical assisting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Medical Assistants

$43,680

Median pay in Florida. 66,110 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 109,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $35,880Top 10%: $49,040

Pharmacy Technicians

$43,590

Median pay in Florida. 38,460 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $35,760Top 10%: $54,980

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$60,510

Median pay in Florida. 25,790 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $37,530Top 10%: $96,860

Surgical Technologists

$62,440

Median pay in Florida. 9,120 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $41,270Top 10%: $85,620

Common questions

Santa Fe College in Gainesville reports the highest median first-year pay, $42,710. Its median federal debt is $26,250.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked376 programs by pay and debt Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Certificate) programs in Florida, ranked40 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the allied health and medical assisting associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024