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Medical assistant program at Fortis Institute
Houston, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (713) 332-0062 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $16,669
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $994
- Listed cost
- $17,663
- LengthIPEDS
- 46 credit hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 93
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 439 graduates
- $23,420
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $31,824
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $42,110
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About this program
Fortis Institute awarded 93 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $16,669 compares with a Texas median wage of $39,520 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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