MEDICAL ASSISTANT SCHOOLS IN OHIO — Federal Data, September 2026
Medical Assistant Schools in Ohio, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
44 accredited institutions in Ohio report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 44 ranked programs in Ohio, the median graduate needs 5.5 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $13,894, against median earnings of $29,545 one year after completion.
That is slower than the national median of 4.9 months for this field, measured across the 840 institutions in our national medical assistant schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Sinclair Community College in Dayton, at 2.1 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Ohio institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about medical assistant schools in Ohio
The Ranking
44 medical assistant schools in Ohio, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH | Public | Certificate | 2.1 | $7,750 | $43,380 | 41% |
| 2 | Columbiana County Career and Technical CenterLisbon, OH | Public | Certificate | 2.6 | $5,850 | $26,707 | 75% |
| 3 | James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, OH | Public | Associate | 4.0 | $9,929 | $29,932 | 47% |
| 4 | Ross College-SylvaniaSylvania, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $9,500 | $27,186 | 53% |
| 5 | Ross Medical Education Center-OntarioOntario, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $9,500 | $27,186 | 44% |
| 6 | Ross College-CantonCanton, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $9,500 | $27,186 | 46% |
| 7 | Ross Medical Education Center-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $9,500 | $26,624 | 59% |
| 8 | Ross Medical Education Center-DaytonFairborn, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $9,500 | $26,624 | 56% |
| 9 | Ross Medical Education Center-NilesNiles, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.4 | $9,500 | $25,879 | 61% |
| 10 | Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga Falls, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.4 | $9,500 | $25,883 | 47% |
| 11 | Ross Medical Education Center-ElyriaElyria, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.4 | $9,500 | $25,789 | 69% |
| 12 | Ohio Business College-SheffieldSheffield Village, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $10,500 | $27,980 | 73% |
| 13 | Fortis College-ColumbusWesterville, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $10,263 | $27,198 | 40% |
| 14 | Fortis College-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.5 | $10,263 | $27,198 | 50% |
| 15 | Valley College-ClevelandCleveland, OH | nonprofit | Certificate | 4.5 | $9,500 | $25,153 | 57% |
| 16 | Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical EducationCanton, OH | Public | Certificate | 4.6 | $9,550 | $24,655 | 83% |
| 17 | Marion Technical CollegeMarion, OH | Public | Associate | 4.6 | $14,196 | $37,040 | 31% |
| 18 | North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH | Public | Associate | 4.8 | $13,667 | $34,503 | 36% |
| 19 | Fortis College-CentervilleCenterville, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 4.8 | $11,466 | $28,653 | 44% |
| 20 | Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH | Public | Associate | 5.2 | $12,966 | $30,035 | 46% |
| 21 | Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsGroveport, OH | Public | Certificate | 5.3 | $9,500 | $21,658 | 81% |
| 22 | Mahoning County Career and Technical CenterCanfield, OH | Public | Certificate | 5.4 | $10,431 | $23,015 | 80% |
| 23 | Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, OH | Public | Associate | 5.5 | $17,500 | $38,335 | 31% |
| 24 | Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH | Public | Associate | 5.6 | $16,999 | $36,376 | 48% |
| 25 | Hocking CollegeNelsonville, OH | Public | Associate | 5.8 | $17,146 | $35,370 | 37% |
| 26 | Scioto County Career Technical CenterLucasville, OH | Public | Certificate | 6.0 | $11,422 | $22,800 | 80% |
| 27 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, OH | Public | Associate | 6.5 | $22,525 | $41,891 | 16% |
| 28 | Washington State College of OhioMarietta, OH | Public | Associate | 6.6 | $16,500 | $29,810 | 32% |
| 29 | ATA College-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 6.8 | $16,640 | $29,280 | 62% |
| 30 | Remington College-Cleveland CampusCleveland, OH | nonprofit | Certificate | 7.0 | $14,120 | $24,037 | 55% |
| 31 | Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, OH | Public | Associate | 7.1 | $19,649 | $33,188 | 35% |
| 32 | Clark State CollegeSpringfield, OH | Public | Associate | 7.2 | $21,084 | $35,365 | 22% |
| 33 | University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH | Public | Associate | 8.4 | $25,875 | $36,862 | 75% |
| 34 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, OH | Public | Associate | 8.4 | $25,875 | $36,862 | 24% |
| 35 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, OH | Public | Associate | 8.4 | $25,875 | $36,862 | 16% |
| 36 | Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, OH | Public | Associate | 8.5 | $28,878 | $40,671 | 25% |
| 37 | Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, OH | Public | Associate | 8.5 | $28,878 | $40,671 | 26% |
| 38 | Kent State University at KentKent, OH | Public | Associate | 8.5 | $28,878 | $40,671 | 64% |
| 39 | Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, OH | Public | Associate | 8.5 | $28,878 | $40,671 | 20% |
| 40 | Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, OH | Public | Associate | 8.5 | $20,364 | $28,616 | 23% |
| 41 | Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, OH | nonprofit | Associate | 9.0 | $24,200 | $32,115 | 19% |
| 42 | Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, OH | Public | Associate | 9.5 | $26,750 | $33,693 | 31% |
| 43 | Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH | nonprofit | Certificate | 9.9 | $24,721 | $30,106 | 19% |
| 44 | ETI Technical College of NilesNiles, OH | for-profit | Certificate | 11.6 | $19,000 | $19,718 | 62% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Ohio, one by one
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
Sinclair Community College is a public institution in Dayton. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,750 and report median earnings of $43,380 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.1 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 3.4 months faster than the Ohio state median of 5.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 41% completion rate.
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
Lisbon, OH
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is a public institution in Lisbon. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,850 and report median earnings of $26,707 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.6 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 2.9 months faster than the Ohio state median of 5.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 75% completion rate.
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH
James A. Rhodes State College is a public institution in Lima. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,929 and report median earnings of $29,932 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.0 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 1.5 months faster than the Ohio state median of 5.5. The award measured here is an associate degree. The institution reports a 47% completion rate.
Ross College-Sylvania
Sylvania, OH
Ross College-Sylvania is a private for-profit institution in Sylvania. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $27,186 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.2 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 1.3 months faster than the Ohio state median of 5.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 53% completion rate.
Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario
Ontario, OH
Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario is a private for-profit institution in Ontario. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $27,186 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 4.2 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 1.3 months faster than the Ohio state median of 5.5. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 44% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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