2 accredited schools across the Youngstown metro area trained 72 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 for-profit career school in Trumbull County graduated 45 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.
27 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,310.
2 accredited schools in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area graduated 72 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Niles with 45.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Niles in Niles listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro earn a median $36,850 a year ($17.71/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.