2 accredited schools across the Urban Honolulu metro area trained 80 medical assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
63 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $25,387.
This public two-year college in Honolulu County graduated 17 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,144 ($8,280 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area graduated 80 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Hawaii Medical College with 63.
Medical Assistants in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro earn a median $47,720 a year ($22.94/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,410 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.