2 accredited schools across the Morgantown metro area trained 63 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 four-year institution in Morgantown that reported 49 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,767.
This private for-profit career school in Monongalia County graduated 14 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.
2 accredited schools in the Morgantown, WV metro area graduated 63 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown with 49.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross College-Morgantown in Morgantown listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Morgantown, WV metro earn a median $37,440 a year ($18.00/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,180 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.