4 accredited schools across the Indianapolis metro area trained 931 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 public two-year college in Marion County graduated 788 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,912 ($9,465 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Marion County graduated 90 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $22,819 for a program of about 9 months.
47 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,857.
6 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,440.
4 accredited schools in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area graduated 931 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ivy Tech Community College with 788.
Among schools that published a program price, Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis in Indianapolis listed the lowest total: $22,819 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro earn a median $46,900 a year ($22.55/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,110 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.