3 accredited schools across the Canton metro area trained 48 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.
20 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,036 ($6,132 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in Canton that reported 19 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 8 months.
Public career school in Canton that reported 9 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $10,150 for a program of about 10 months.
3 accredited schools in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area graduated 48 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Stark State College with 20.
Among schools that published a program price, Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education in Canton listed the lowest total: $10,150 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro earn a median $38,180 a year ($18.36/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.