3 accredited schools across the Akron metro area trained 58 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.
30 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,360.
27 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,818.
Public four-year institution in Akron that reported 1 Medical Assistant graduate in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,399 ($14,839 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Akron, OH metro area graduated 58 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Herzing University-Akron with 30.
Medical Assistants in the Akron, OH metro earn a median $42,830 a year ($20.59/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $42,810 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.