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

The median across 7 West Virginia allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $30,181 in the first year after graduating and $44,692 five years after.

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

Q: Which West Virginia allied health and medical assisting program has the lowest debt?

West Virginia Junior College-Charleston reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,764, with first-year pay of $25,555.

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

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

7 programs report first-year pay
7 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 West Virginia allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $30,181 in their first year, $7,075 less than the national median. University of Charleston reports the highest first-year pay ($39,938), and West Virginia Junior College-Charleston the lowest median debt ($8,764).

Median first-year pay$30,181National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$44,692National $41,892

Median federal debt$18,500National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings49%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	University of CharlestonCharleston · private nonprofit	$39,938	Not reported	$19,583	49%
2	Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeHuntington · public	$35,603	$34,363	$12,414	35%
3	Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont · public	$32,291	$51,476	$18,500	57%
4	Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg · public	$30,181	$44,692	$19,842	66%
5	West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownMorgantown · private for-profit	$27,577	Not reported	$9,228	33%
6	West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonCross Lanes · private for-profit	$25,555	Not reported	$8,764	34%
7	Ameritas CollegeHuntington · private nonprofit	$23,748	$20,616	$25,027	105%

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Charleston$39,938
Mountwest Community and Technical College$35,603
Pierpont Community and Technical College$32,291
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College$30,181
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown$27,577

Lowest median debt

West Virginia Junior College-Charleston$8,764
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown$9,228
Mountwest Community and Technical College$12,414
Pierpont Community and Technical College$18,500
University of Charleston$19,583

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

$37,180

Median pay in West Virginia. 4,540 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $30,890Top 10%: $45,350

Pharmacy Technicians

$38,210

Median pay in West Virginia. 3,560 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $30,490Top 10%: $48,460

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$61,810

Median pay in West Virginia. 1,800 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $37,240Top 10%: $88,470

Surgical Technologists

$49,110

Median pay in West Virginia. 580 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $38,010Top 10%: $72,010

Common questions

University of Charleston in Charleston reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,938. Its median federal debt is $19,583.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked376 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 West Virginia 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