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

Delta College South reports the lowest median federal debt, $5,945, with first-year pay of $24,585.

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

The median across 14 Louisiana allied health and medical assisting certificate programs is $23,540 in the first year after graduating and $26,024 five years after.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Certificate) Programs in Louisiana, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many allied health and medical assisting certificate programs are in Louisiana?

14 Louisiana programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

14 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Certificate in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Louisiana allied health and medical assisting certificate program pays its graduates $23,540 in their first year, $4,542 less than the national median. Delgado Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($29,905), and Delta College South the lowest median debt ($5,945).

Median first-year pay$23,540National $28,082

Median pay after 5 years$26,024National $32,287

Median federal debt$9,500National $9,500

Debt-to-earnings41%National 36%

All 14 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	Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans · public	$29,905	$39,141	$25,000	84%
2	Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge · public	$28,935	Not reported	$9,500	33%
3	Fortis College-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · private for-profit	$25,556	$31,185	$9,500	37%
4	Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe · public	$25,451	$25,110	$14,250	56%
5	Delta College SouthBaton Rouge · private for-profit	$24,585	$27,006	$5,945	24%
6	Ayers Career CollegeShreveport · private for-profit	$24,421	$24,271	$9,500	39%
7	Delta College of Arts & TechnologyBaton Rouge · private for-profit	$23,994	$26,938	$7,627	32%
8	Delta College IncCovington · private for-profit	$23,086	$21,585	$5,945	26%
9	Unitech Training Academy-LafayetteLafayette · private for-profit	$22,505	$22,720	$9,506	42%
10	South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette · public	$22,058	$27,307	$9,500	43%
11	Infinity CollegeLafayette · private for-profit	$20,695	Not reported	$9,500	46%
12	Blue Cliff College-MetairieMetairie · private for-profit	$19,788	$23,671	$13,116	66%
13	Williams Technical CollegeHouma · private for-profit	$16,701	Not reported	$6,333	38%
14	Compass Career CollegeHammond · private for-profit	$16,647	$28,119	$7,917	48%

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Delgado Community College$29,905
Baton Rouge Community College$28,935
Fortis College-Baton Rouge$25,556
Northshore Technical Community College$25,451
Delta College South$24,585

Lowest median debt

Delta College South$5,945
Delta College Inc$5,945
Williams Technical College$6,333
Delta College of Arts & Technology$7,627
Compass Career College$7,917

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

$36,320

Median pay in Louisiana. 12,310 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $28,970Top 10%: $44,460

Pharmacy Technicians

$44,410

Median pay in Louisiana. 6,700 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $36,100Top 10%: $52,920

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$54,460

Median pay in Louisiana. 3,790 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $33,140Top 10%: $84,720

Surgical Technologists

$57,370

Median pay in Louisiana. 2,230 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $36,580Top 10%: $74,650

Common questions

Delgado Community College in New Orleans reports the highest median first-year pay, $29,905. Its median federal debt is $25,000.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked443 programs by pay and debt Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) programs in Louisiana, ranked5 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 Louisiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the allied health and medical assisting certificate 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