7 accredited schools across the Pittsburgh metro area trained 46 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 private for-profit two-year college.
9 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,780 ($11,340 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Fayette County graduated 7 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,680.
Public two-year college in Youngwood that reported 5 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,200 ($12,600 out of state).
This public two-year college in Beaver County graduated 2 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,460 ($16,380 out of state).
2 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
Private for-profit two-year college in Washington that reported 1 Medical Assistant graduate in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,654.
7 accredited schools in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area graduated 46 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Institute of Medical Careers with 20.
Medical Assistants in the Pittsburgh, PA metro earn a median $42,840 a year ($20.60/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $43,920 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.