2 accredited schools across the Syracuse metro area trained 28 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 nonprofit four-year institution in Onondaga County graduated 14 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,459.
14 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
2 accredited schools in the Syracuse, NY metro area graduated 28 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North with 14.
Medical Assistants in the Syracuse, NY metro earn a median $44,250 a year ($21.27/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.