2 accredited schools across the Albany metro area trained 63 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 two-year college in Albany County graduated 37 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,275.
26 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,610.
2 accredited schools in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area graduated 63 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus with 37.
Medical Assistants in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro earn a median $44,870 a year ($21.57/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,000 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.