2 accredited schools across the Saginaw metro area trained 61 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 Saginaw County graduated 41 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in Saginaw that reported 20 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
2 accredited schools in the Saginaw, MI metro area graduated 61 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw with 41.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw in Saginaw listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Saginaw, MI metro earn a median $41,330 a year ($19.87/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.