5 accredited schools across the Minneapolis metro area trained 86 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 public two-year college in Washington County graduated 35 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,475.
This public two-year college in Dakota County graduated 19 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,759.
This public two-year college in Anoka County graduated 16 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,692.
10 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,341.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Bloomington that reported 6 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $11,040.
5 accredited schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area graduated 86 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Century College with 35.
Medical Assistants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro earn a median $52,570 a year ($25.28/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $50,480 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.