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Medical assistant programs in New York
New York has 53 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in New York, expect to start around $37,280–$43,600 and reach a median of $48,000 with experience; the top quarter earn $55,120 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,279 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 40,710 employed in New York. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyArdsleyAuburnBataviaBaysideBinghamtonBronxBrooklynBuffaloCantonDobbs FerryFlushingForest HillsGarden CityHempsteadHerkimerHudsonIslandiaJamaicaJamestownLevittownLiverpoolLoch SheldrakeLong Island CityMexicoMiddletownNew YorkRego ParkRochesterSanbornSeldenStaten IslandSuffernSyracuseWhite Plains
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau Community College | Garden City | Public community college | 24 | $51,114 | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Suffolk County Community College | Selden | Public community college | 40 | $49,203 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College | Long Island City | Public community college | 63 | $47,925 | $8,049 | 24% | not reported |
| Herkimer County Community College | Herkimer | Public community college | 10 | $39,204 | $15,352 | 35% | not reported |
| Orange County Community College | Middletown | Public community college | 29 | $38,815 | $9,500 | 25% | not reported |
| Mercy University | Dobbs Ferry | non-profit university | 19 | $38,218 | $23,541 | not reported | not reported |
| Onondaga Community College | Syracuse | Public community college | 11 | $38,156 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Genesee Community College | Batavia | Public community college | 41 | $38,103 | $13,000 | 31% | not reported |
| Villa Maria College | Buffalo | non-profit college | 15 | $35,638 | $13,264 | not reported | not reported |
| Erie Community College | Buffalo | Public community college | 21 | $35,262 | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Maria College of Albany | Albany | non-profit college | 30 | $35,248 | $19,371 | not reported | not reported |
| Niagara County Community College | Sanborn | Public community college | 18 | $34,807 | $11,500 | 32% | not reported |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Canton | Public college | 10 | $31,434 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus | New York | for-profit career school | 335 | $31,073 | $18,625 | 32% | not reported |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus | Albany | for-profit career school | 42 | $31,073 | $18,625 | 37% | not reported |
| SUNY Broome Community College | Binghamton | Public community college | 14 | $30,537 | $15,693 | 23% | not reported |
| Mandl School-The College of Allied Health | New York | for-profit career college | 69 | $29,671 | $17,900 | 48% | not reported |
| Jamestown Community College | Jamestown | Public community college | 18 | $29,570 | $11,250 | 40% | not reported |
| The College of Westchester | White Plains | for-profit college | 53 | $29,393 | $18,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants | Ardsley | for-profit career school | 34 | $28,682 | $4,728 | 100% | $20,438 |
| Hunter Business School | Levittown | for-profit career school | 313 | $28,432 | $7,987 | 85% | $31,495 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College | Bayside | Public community college | 31 | $28,360 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | Long Island City | for-profit career school | 71 | $28,278 | $8,245 | 65% | $27,963 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo | Buffalo | non-profit college | 73 | $28,173 | $20,650 | not reported | not reported |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North | Liverpool | non-profit college | 41 | $28,173 | $20,650 | not reported | not reported |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Greece | Rochester | non-profit college | 33 | $28,173 | $20,650 | not reported | not reported |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Albany | Albany | non-profit college | 22 | $28,173 | $20,650 | not reported | not reported |
| Plaza College | Forest Hills | for-profit college | 28 | $27,695 | $16,591 | not reported | not reported |
| Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation | Mexico | Public technical college | 3 | $27,444 | not reported | 71% | $19,932 |
| Access Careers | Hempstead | for-profit career school | 27 | $26,853 | $5,966 | 90% | not reported |
| Access Careers-Islandia | Islandia | for-profit career school | 27 | $26,853 | $5,966 | 72% | not reported |
| New Age Training | New York | for-profit career school | 279 | $26,377 | $7,740 | 75% | not reported |
| Monroe College | Bronx | for-profit college | 48 | $26,222 | $13,402 | not reported | not reported |
| New York Medical Career Training Center | Flushing | for-profit career school | 81 | $26,132 | $4,526 | 92% | $29,997 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | Rego Park | for-profit career school | 57 | $25,867 | $13,475 | 56% | not reported |
| Allen School-Brooklyn | Brooklyn | for-profit career school | 260 | $25,805 | $9,500 | 74% | $31,803 |
| Allen School-Jamaica | Jamaica | for-profit career school | 171 | $25,805 | $9,500 | 79% | $35,693 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island | Staten Island | for-profit career school | 34 | $25,046 | $16,019 | 46% | not reported |
| Manhattan School of Computer Technology | Brooklyn | non-profit career school | 61 | $24,759 | not reported | 70% | $15,112 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | Public community college | 16 | $23,627 | $5,606 | 73% | $27,908 |
| Ace Institute of Technology | New York | for-profit career college | 83 | $21,705 | $5,032 | 62% | $47,068 |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences | New York | for-profit career college | 68 | not reported | $12,798 | 57% | not reported |
| CUNY Bronx Community College | Bronx | Public community college | 18 | not reported | not reported | 16% | not reported |
| Rockland Community College | Suffern | Public community college | 17 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College | Brooklyn | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Alliance Computing Solutions | Flushing | for-profit career school | 7 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $17,424 |
| Sullivan County Community College | Loch Sheldrake | Public community college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Cayuga County Community College | Auburn | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Columbia-Greene Community College | Hudson | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Trocaire College | Buffalo | non-profit college | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Kaplan Medical Prep | New York | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rochester General College of Health Careers | Rochester | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| St. Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island | Staten Island | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.