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Massachusetts Medical Assistant Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Medical Assistants in Massachusetts

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Massachusetts

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: New Bedford, Springfield, and Pittsfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Framingham, Taunton, and Lawrence
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boston, Springfield, and Worcester

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Massachusetts

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Barnstable, Framingham, and Boston. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Massachusetts are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Massachusetts

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest Institute
Brighton, Chelsea

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Lincoln Technical Institute
Brockton, Lowell, Somerville

Offers career training in several fields. Located at 21 campus locations nationwide

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

The Salter School
Fall River, Malden, New Bedford, Tewksbury

Offers career training in healthcare and business fields. Located at three Massachusetts campuses

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Branford Hall Career Institute
Springfield

Career school in Southeastern New England and New York with flexible schedules and job placement assistance upon graduation.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Professional Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Kaplan Career Institute
Boston

Offers career training and degree programs in business, health care, information systems, legal studies, secretarial science studies, and specialized technology.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

American Career Institute
Braintree, Cambridge, Framingham, Springfield, Woburn

There's no better time than right now to become a medical professional, and American Career Institute can help launch your career. Free job placement assistance for graduates.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Salter College
Worcester

Offers career training in healthcare and business fields. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts

  • Programs: Medical Assisting, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Massachusetts

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Massachusetts Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bay State CollegeBostonBachelor354
Bristol Community CollegeFall RiverAssociate7,388
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBostonAssociate8,806
Cape Cod Community CollegeWest BarnstableAssociate4,299
Fisher CollegeBostonBachelor1,225
Holyoke Community CollegeHolyokeAssociate6,461
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley HillsAssociate5,018
Massasoit Community CollegeBrocktonAssociate7,064
Middlesex Community College BedfordBedfordAssociate8,124
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardnerAssociate4,147
North Shore Community CollegeDanversAssociate7,107
Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhillAssociate6,526
Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcesterAssociate6,654
Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,074

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Massachusetts. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MASSACHUSETTS

   
New Bedford320$30,8601.5
Springfield1,360$31,8601.2
Pittsfield120$26,6901.2
Leominster170$30,6801.1
Boston6,410$35,7601
Worcester870$33,6701
Haverhill250$31,5601
Lowell400$34,6900.9
Brockton280$33,1800.9
Barnstable310$36,8600.9
Lawrence160$34,7300.9
Taunton120$29,0600.8
Framingham290$36,6600.5
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