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

Perry Technical Institute reports the lowest median federal debt, $7,892, with first-year pay of $37,096.

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

The median across 6 Washington allied health and medical assisting certificate programs is $37,969 in the first year after graduating and $40,274 five years after.

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

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

6 Washington programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

6 programs report first-year pay
6 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 Washington allied health and medical assisting certificate program pays its graduates $37,969 in their first year, $9,887 more than the national median. North Seattle College reports the highest first-year pay ($48,502), and Perry Technical Institute the lowest median debt ($7,892).

Median first-year pay$37,969National $28,082

Median pay after 5 years$40,274National $32,287

Median federal debt$12,906National $9,500

Debt-to-earnings34%National 36%

All 6 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	North Seattle CollegeSeattle · public	$48,502	$53,654	$16,867	35%
2	Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla · public	$38,894	$38,965	$14,875	38%
3	Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee · public	$38,841	$34,067	$9,626	25%
4	Perry Technical InstituteYakima · private nonprofit	$37,096	$37,424	$7,892	21%
5	Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · public	$36,003	$41,583	$20,637	57%
6	Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma · public	$32,779	Not reported	$10,937	33%

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

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

$59,290

Median pay in Washington. 19,500 people work in this job in Washington. 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%: $46,540Top 10%: $74,200

Pharmacy Technicians

$58,900

Median pay in Washington. 8,150 people work in this job in Washington. 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%: $47,270Top 10%: $79,090

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$72,760

Median pay in Washington. 7,430 people work in this job in Washington. 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%: $46,780Top 10%: $112,020

Surgical Technologists

$77,270

Median pay in Washington. 2,510 people work in this job in Washington. 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%: $55,270Top 10%: $103,690

Common questions

North Seattle College in Seattle reports the highest median first-year pay, $48,502. Its median federal debt is $16,867.

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 Washington, ranked13 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 Washington 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