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

Washtenaw Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $14,935, with first-year pay of $39,704.

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

The median across 10 Michigan allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $32,901 in the first year after graduating and $38,072 five years after.

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

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

10 Michigan programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

10 programs report first-year pay
8 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 Michigan allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $32,901 in their first year, $4,356 less than the national median. Muskegon Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($58,377), and Washtenaw Community College the lowest median debt ($14,935).

Median first-year pay$32,901National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$38,072National $41,892

Median federal debt$17,272National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings55%National 50%

All 10 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	Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon · public	$58,377	$56,385	$23,250	40%
2	Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor · public	$39,704	Not reported	$14,935	38%
3	Baker CollegeOwosso · private nonprofit	$36,955	$37,214	$23,184	63%
4	Delta CollegeUniversity Center · public	$35,224	$44,927	Not reported	Not reported
5	Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids · public	$33,836	$36,268	Not reported	Not reported
6	Mott Community CollegeFlint · public	$31,965	$43,416	$17,500	55%
7	Ross Medical Education Center-BrightonBrighton · private for-profit	$31,888	$38,929	$15,608	49%
8	Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids · private nonprofit	$30,748	$36,450	$17,043	55%
9	Macomb Community CollegeWarren · public	$29,234	$41,029	$15,865	54%
10	Henry Ford CollegeDearborn · public	$17,369	Not reported	$19,750	114%

Delta College and Grand Rapids Community College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Muskegon Community College$58,377
Washtenaw Community College$39,704
Baker College$36,955
Delta College$35,224
Grand Rapids Community College$33,836

Lowest median debt

Washtenaw Community College$14,935
Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton$15,608
Macomb Community College$15,865
Davenport University$17,043
Mott Community College$17,500

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

$39,870

Median pay in Michigan. 27,810 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $35,000Top 10%: $48,330

Pharmacy Technicians

$44,340

Median pay in Michigan. 14,240 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $35,430Top 10%: $54,740

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$61,260

Median pay in Michigan. 10,000 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $37,560Top 10%: $91,280

Surgical Technologists

$63,320

Median pay in Michigan. 3,840 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $43,690Top 10%: $79,550

Common questions

Muskegon Community College in Muskegon reports the highest median first-year pay, $58,377. Its median federal debt is $23,250.

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 Michigan, ranked10 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 Michigan 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