Medical Assistant programs in Pennsylvania
83 medical assistant programs at 67 Pennsylvania schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (36 programs), the state median is $37,838 one year after completion, 5% above the national median of $36,193. Median borrower debt is $16,125.
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$37,838median 1-yr earnings
$16,125median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 15 | $56,518 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania Western University | California, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 41 | $52,011 | $24,000 | $273 |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 41 | $51,630 | $31,250 | $355 |
| YTI Career Institute-Altoona | Altoona, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | – | $49,430 | $30,753 | $350 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 14 | $43,736 | $31,458 | $358 |
| Central Penn College | Summerdale, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 67 | $43,644 | $23,378 | $266 |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 38 | $42,797 | $23,500 | $267 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College | Schnecksville, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 9 | $41,622 | – | – |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | – | $41,132 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | Reading, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 22 | $41,132 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois | DuBois, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 15 | $41,132 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly | Lemont Furnace, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 6 | $41,132 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango | Sharon, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 12 | $41,132 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | Mont Alto, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 31 | $41,132 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | Hazleton, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 16 | $41,132 | $15,750 | $179 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 4 | $41,008 | – | – |
| Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 22 | $39,975 | $16,925 | $192 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 28 | $38,105 | $11,375 | $129 |
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 13 | $37,570 | – | – |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown | Allentown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 142 | $36,932 | $11,031 | $125 |
| All-State Career School | Essington, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 50 | $36,489 | $11,083 | $126 |
| South Hills School of Business & Technology | State College, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 8 | $36,031 | – | – |
| YTI Career Institute-York | York, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 17 | $35,953 | $23,665 | $269 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 3 | $35,322 | – | – |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown | Allentown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 9 | $34,778 | $29,894 | $340 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 13 | $34,326 | $6,583 | $75 |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Hermitage, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 9 | $33,157 | – | – |
| Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 17 | $31,560 | $7,600 | $86 |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 29 | $29,900 | $11,000 | $125 |
| Fortis Institute-Forty Fort | Forty Fort, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 12 | $29,900 | $11,000 | $125 |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | – | $29,229 | – | – |
| Fortis Institute-Forty Fort | Forty Fort, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 7 | $29,229 | – | – |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute | Wyomissing, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 40 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg | Lewisburg, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 34 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown | Allentown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 24 | $26,694 | $16,500 | $188 |
| Institute of Medical Careers | Pittsburgh, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 15 | $26,472 | $23,636 | $269 |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Community College of Beaver County | Monaca, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Community College of Beaver County | Monaca, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Bucks County Community College | Newtown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Bucks County Community College | Newtown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Butler County Community College | Butler, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Penn College | Summerdale, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Delaware County Community College | Media, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Delaware County Community College | Media, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Eastern University | Saint Davids, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Erie Institute of Technology Inc | Erie, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Johnson College | Scranton, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Lackawanna College | Scranton, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | $25,000 | $284 |
| Lansdale School of Business | North Wales, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College | Schnecksville, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Luzerne County Community College | Nanticoke, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Orleans Technical College | Philadelphia, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennco Tech-Bristol | Bristol, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Schuylkill Technology Center | Frackville, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Hermitage, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| South Hills School of Business & Technology | State College, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Widener University | Chester, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program | Uniontown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Uniontown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology | Pleasant Gap, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Altoona, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Johnstown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Johnstown, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | York, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 49 | not reported | – | – |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Indiana County Technology Center | Indiana, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| PITC Institute | Wyncote, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Somerset County Technology Center | Somerset, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Institute of Medical Careers | Pittsburgh, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Berks Career & Technology Center | Leesport, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Falcon Institute of Health and Science | Bethlehem, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute | Irwin, PA | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Medical assistants are generally not state-licensed, but employers often prefer a credential such as the CMA (AAMA) or RMA. Many certifying bodies require graduation from an accredited program.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying medical assistant program in Pennsylvania?
By reported one-year earnings, Montgomery County Community College leads at $56,518 in the associate degree program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many medical assistant programs are in Pennsylvania?
The Scorecard lists 83 certificate or associate programs in this field at 67 schools in Pennsylvania.