3 accredited schools across the Boise City metro area trained 90 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.
Public two-year college in Nampa that reported 46 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($7,344 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Ada County graduated 37 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,146 for a program of about 8 months.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Boise that reported 7 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,645.
3 accredited schools in the Boise City, ID metro area graduated 90 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was College of Western Idaho with 46.
Among schools that published a program price, Carrington College-Boise in Boise listed the lowest total: $19,146 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Boise City, ID metro earn a median $46,310 a year ($22.26/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $44,700 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.