3 accredited schools across the Hagerstown metro area trained 227 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 Berkeley County graduated 169 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $12,939 for a program of about 19 months.
53 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,414 for a program of about 10 months.
Public two-year college in Martinsburg that reported 5 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $434 ($440 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area graduated 227 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Martinsburg College with 169.
Among schools that published a program price, Martinsburg College in Martinsburg listed the lowest total: $12,939 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro earn a median $42,230 a year ($20.30/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.