12 accredited schools across the Cincinnati metro area trained 284 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.
Public four-year institution in Cincinnati that reported 55 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,410 ($8,811 out of state).
Public two-year college in Florence that reported 33 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
33 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,071.
Public career school in Monroe that reported 33 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
This private for-profit career school in Kenton County graduated 29 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
25 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $17,325.
21 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Blue Ash that reported 18 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,161 ($14,959 out of state).
This private nonprofit career school in Campbell County graduated 16 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $9,585 for a program of about 35 weeks.
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Hamilton County graduated 11 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,605.
This public career school in Warren County graduated 9 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Cincinnati that reported 1 Medical Assistant graduate in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,500.
12 accredited schools in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area graduated 284 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Cincinnati State Technical and Community College with 55.
Among schools that published a program price, Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training in Newport listed the lowest total: $9,585 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro earn a median $44,340 a year ($21.32/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.