4 accredited schools across the Columbus metro area trained 84 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.
Private for-profit two-year college in Westerville that reported 66 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,936.
8 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $12,100 for a program of about 9 months.
7 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,338 ($10,917 out of state).
3 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,178 ($9,170 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Columbus, OH metro area graduated 84 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis College-Columbus with 66.
Among schools that published a program price, Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools in Groveport listed the lowest total: $12,100 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Columbus, OH metro earn a median $44,140 a year ($21.22/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.