3 accredited schools across the Buffalo metro area trained 53 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.
43 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $17,768.
This public two-year college in Erie County graduated 7 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,200 ($10,400 out of state).
3 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,136 ($10,272 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area graduated 53 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo with 43.
Medical Assistants in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro earn a median $44,650 a year ($21.47/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.