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

Lanier Technical College reports the lowest median federal debt, $11,000, with first-year pay of $37,476.

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

The median across 7 Georgia allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $40,458 in the first year after graduating and $43,079 five years after.

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

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

7 Georgia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

7 programs report first-year pay
5 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 Georgia allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $40,458 in their first year, $3,202 more than the national median. Dalton State College reports the highest first-year pay ($58,734), and Lanier Technical College the lowest median debt ($11,000).

Median first-year pay$40,458National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$43,079National $41,892

Median federal debt$24,626National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings53%National 50%

All 7 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	Dalton State CollegeDalton · public	$58,734	$43,411	$16,757	29%
2	Athens Technical CollegeAthens · public	$46,123	$53,621	Not reported	Not reported
3	Albany StateAlbany · public	$46,061	Not reported	$24,626	53%
4	Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta · public	$40,458	$47,009	Not reported	Not reported
5	South University-SavannahSavannah · private for-profit	$39,761	$47,529	$30,694	77%
6	Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville · public	$37,476	$35,220	$11,000	29%
7	Gwinnett College-LilburnLilburn · private for-profit	$29,031	$39,771	$25,072	86%

Athens Technical College and Chattahoochee Technical College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Dalton State College$58,734
Athens Technical College$46,123
Albany State$46,061
Chattahoochee Technical College$40,458
South University-Savannah$39,761

Lowest median debt

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

$41,600

Median pay in Georgia. 28,780 people work in this job in Georgia. 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%: $34,270Top 10%: $51,430

Pharmacy Technicians

$41,910

Median pay in Georgia. 14,680 people work in this job in Georgia. 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%: $35,160Top 10%: $56,820

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$62,180

Median pay in Georgia. 11,540 people work in this job in Georgia. 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%: $37,970Top 10%: $101,020

Surgical Technologists

$64,010

Median pay in Georgia. 4,380 people work in this job in Georgia. 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%: $40,390Top 10%: $84,040

Common questions

Dalton State College in Dalton reports the highest median first-year pay, $58,734. Its median federal debt is $16,757.

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 Georgia, ranked19 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 Georgia 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