MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS — Federal Data, September 2026
Medical Assistant Programs in Massachusetts, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
8 accredited institutions in Massachusetts 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 8 ranked programs in Massachusetts, the median graduate needs 3.3 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $9,054, against median earnings of $38,864 one year after completion.
That is faster than the national median of 4.9 months for this field, measured across the 840 institutions in our national medical assistant programs ranking. The best performer in the state is Southeastern Technical Institute in South Easton, at 1.8 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Massachusetts institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about medical assistant programs in Massachusetts
The Ranking
8 medical assistant programs in Massachusetts, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton, MA | Public | Certificate | 1.8 | $5,500 | $36,469 | 74% |
| 2 | Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.3 | $8,607 | $44,141 | 13% |
| 3 | Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.4 | $7,925 | $38,885 | 21% |
| 4 | Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $11,079 | $45,300 | 24% |
| 5 | Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, MA | Public | Certificate | 3.7 | $8,595 | $27,703 | 31% |
| 6 | Motoring Technical Training InstituteSeekonk, MA | for-profit | Certificate | 4.1 | $9,500 | $28,146 | 89% |
| 7 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MA | Public | Associate | 4.9 | $15,723 | $38,844 | 32% |
| 8 | North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, MA | Public | Associate | 7.2 | $27,000 | $44,926 | 18% |
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 Massachusetts, one by one
Southeastern Technical Institute
South Easton, MA
Southeastern Technical Institute is a public institution in South Easton. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,500 and report median earnings of $36,469 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.8 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 1.5 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 3.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 74% completion rate.
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA
Bunker Hill Community College is a public institution in Boston. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,607 and report median earnings of $44,141 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.3 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.0 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 3.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 13% completion rate.
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA
Northern Essex Community College is a public institution in Haverhill. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,925 and report median earnings of $38,885 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.4 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 0.9 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 3.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 21% completion rate.
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA
Mount Wachusett Community College is a public institution in Gardner. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $11,079 and report median earnings of $45,300 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.9 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 0.4 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 3.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 24% completion rate.
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA
Greenfield Community College is a public institution in Greenfield. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,595 and report median earnings of $27,703 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.7 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 0.4 months slower than the Massachusetts state median of 3.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 31% 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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