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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Boston

The 6 schools in the Boston area offering a medical assistant program can be compared by price, length and accreditation.

schools
6
accredited
2
public college, a year
$5,568
graduates in 2023-24
103

When we say accredited, we mean CAAHEP or ABHES. For 2023-24, we took the middle price from the 6 public colleges that published theirs.

Medical assistant schools around Boston

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This list covers accreditation, prices and graduates: here is how to read it
CAAHEP-accredited program
CAAHEP has reviewed and approved the medical assisting program itself. To become a Certified Medical Assistant, graduates may take the CMA exam.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES grants approval to the entire school. Before you rely on the CMA exam, ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered too.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
The school is not listed by either group for medical assisting; this is not a verdict on the school. Another agency may still accredit the college. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam, while the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams also allow other paths like work experience.
Classes held online
While coursework is online, clinical hours always happen in person at the school or a clinic
Price
Schools report 2023-24 tuition and fees, plus books and supplies if listed: figures cover the whole program or one year of full-time classes (local student rate at public colleges). Each award the school lists shares the same yearly price.
Graduates
These are students finishing between July 2023 and June 2024. IPEDS, a yearly survey from the U.S. Department of Education, provided the prices and graduate numbers.

Request information from a program in the Boston area

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A quick look at the Boston area

A medical assistant takes a patient's temperature in an exam room

Every medical assistant certificate and degree awarded by 6 schools in the Boston area during the 2023-24 school year is in this graduate count. Bunker Hill Community College in Boston is the largest, with 44 graduates. You can finish one program online, but clinical hours must be done in person. Defined by the Census Bureau for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, the area includes the city and nearby towns, crossing a state line, which places some schools in a neighboring state.

See every program in Massachusetts (17)

Accredited programs offered online · What a program costs · Certification once the program ends