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Medical Assistant Programs in the Boston area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
Programs
7
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,740
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Medical Assistant Programs in the Boston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Boston
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.3 miles, farthest 25.3 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 30 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 103 medical assistant awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 7 on Massachusetts's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $50,740 median for medical assistants ($24.39 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,070 to $62,500; 10,750 employed in the metro area; Massachusetts median $49,460 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Boston first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Certificate | 44 | 4.3 |
| Fisher College | Boston | Certificate | 0 | 5.5 |
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford | Certificate | 11 | 11.0 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills | Certificate | 5 | 11.8 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Certificate | 10 | 12.7 |
| Massasoit Community CollegeWIOA list | Brockton | Certificate | 9 | 25.3 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Certificate | 24 | 25.3 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Massachusetts: 922 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 45 of them Medical assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill