5 accredited schools across the Baltimore metro area trained 228 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 career school in Baltimore County graduated 101 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,864 for a program of about 36 weeks.
59 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,234 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in Bel Air that reported 37 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,312 ($7,968 out of state).
25 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,976 ($10,128 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Howard County graduated 6 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
5 accredited schools in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area graduated 228 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Towson with 101.
Among schools that published a program price, Fortis Institute-Towson in Towson listed the lowest total: $17,864 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro earn a median $46,790 a year ($22.50/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,410 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.