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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Michigan

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Michigan

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Saginaw, Flint, and Jackson
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bay City, Grand Rapids, and Lansing
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Warren, Detroit, and Grand Rapids

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Michigan

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Ann Arbor, Jackson, and Niles. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Michigan are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Michigan

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Sanford Brown College
Dearborn, Grand Rapids

Students attend the school to gain practical skills directly useful in their chosen fields. Multiple campuses around St. Louis plus one in Milwaukee.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Specialist, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Everest Institute
Dearborn, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Southfield

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Kaplan Career Institute
Detroit

Offers career training and degree programs in business, health care, information systems, legal studies, secretarial science studies, and specialized technology.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Michigan

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Michigan Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alpena Community CollegeAlpenaAssociate2,058
Davenport UniversityGrand RapidsMasters11,606
Glen Oaks Community CollegeCentrevilleAssociate1,383
Henry Ford Community CollegeDearbornAssociate13,983
Josephs College of BeautyJacksonAssociate6,173
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazooAssociate11,113
Lake Michigan CollegeBenton HarborAssociate3,740
Macomb Community CollegeWarrenAssociate22,081
Mid Michigan Community CollegeHarrisonAssociate3,918
Montcalm Community CollegeSidneyAssociate2,717
Oakland Community CollegeBloomfield HillsAssociate24,532
Siena Heights UniversityAdrianMasters2,161
Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiacAssociate2,494
St Clair County Community CollegePort HuronAssociate4,270

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Michigan. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MICHIGAN

   
Saginaw620$24,8202.4
Flint1,100$26,9902.3
Jackson310$30,1801.8
Ann Arbor1,040$30,3501.8
Warren7,210$29,2101.7
Battle Creek250$29,1401.6
Muskegon280$27,1901.4
Monroe170$27,9501.4
Detroit3,190$27,2401.2
Niles240$29,5501.2
Holland390$29,4601.1
Kalamazoo500$28,3701
Lansing610$27,6700.9
Grand Rapids1,200$28,0400.9
Bay City90$23,6800.8
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