2 accredited schools across the Muskegon metro area trained 83 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.
62 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Public two-year college in Muskegon that reported 21 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,200 ($13,600 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area graduated 83 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park with 62.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park in Roosevelt Park listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro earn a median $40,190 a year ($19.32/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,870 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.