6 accredited schools across the Boston metro area trained 103 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 Boston that reported 44 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
Public two-year college in Haverhill that reported 24 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $600 ($6,384 out of state).
Public two-year college in Bedford that reported 11 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
10 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $600 ($6,168 out of state).
9 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
This public two-year college in Norfolk County graduated 5 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area graduated 103 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Bunker Hill Community College with 44.
Medical Assistants in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro earn a median $50,740 a year ($24.39/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $49,460 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.