2 accredited schools across the Idaho Falls metro area trained 35 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.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Bonneville County graduated 22 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,645.
13 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,360 ($6,720 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area graduated 35 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Provo College-Idaho Falls Campus with 22.
Medical Assistants in the Idaho Falls, ID metro earn a median $38,370 a year ($18.45/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.