MEDICAL ASSISTANT SCHOOLS IN NEW JERSEY — Federal Data, September 2026
Medical Assistant Schools in New Jersey, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
24 accredited institutions in New Jersey 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 24 ranked programs in New Jersey, the median graduate needs 4.3 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $10,290, against median earnings of $29,110 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 schools ranking. The best performer in the state is New Community Career & Technical Institute in Newark, at 0.8 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on New Jersey institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about medical assistant schools in New Jersey
The Ranking
24 medical assistant schools in New Jersey, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Community Career & Technical InstituteNewark, NJ | nonprofit | Certificate | 0.8 | $2,020 | $28,848 | 54% |
| 2 | American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPiscataway, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 1.6 | $3,971 | $30,657 | 88% |
| 3 | ASI Career InstituteTurnersville, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 1.6 | $4,271 | $31,485 | 98% |
| 4 | Advantage Career InstituteEatontown, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 2.0 | $4,856 | $29,373 | 82% |
| 5 | Eastwick College-NutleyNutley, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.5 | $9,500 | $32,483 | 57% |
| 6 | Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.7 | $10,166 | $33,265 | 75% |
| 7 | Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.8 | $7,600 | $23,992 | 61% |
| 8 | Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWest Atlantic City, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 3.8 | $7,600 | $23,992 | 61% |
| 9 | Fortis Institute-WayneWayne, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.1 | $9,500 | $27,871 | 72% |
| 10 | Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleLawrenceville, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.1 | $9,500 | $27,871 | 54% |
| 11 | Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $10,415 | $29,482 | 44% |
| 12 | Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $10,916 | $30,787 | 54% |
| 13 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | Public | Associate | 4.3 | $18,250 | $50,530 | 84% |
| 14 | Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $10,916 | $30,787 | 54% |
| 15 | Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.3 | $10,916 | $30,787 | 70% |
| 16 | Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 4.7 | $10,649 | $26,979 | 43% |
| 17 | Garden State Science and Technology InstituteJersey City, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 5.0 | $7,356 | $17,568 | 33% |
| 18 | National Career InstituteEast Orange, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 5.2 | $9,500 | $21,968 | 56% |
| 19 | Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ | Public | Associate | 5.5 | $25,125 | $54,592 | 20% |
| 20 | American Institute-CliftonCLIFTON, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 6.1 | $12,182 | $24,139 | 57% |
| 21 | American Institute-Toms RiverToms River, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 6.1 | $12,182 | $24,139 | 55% |
| 22 | American Institute-SomersetSomerset, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 6.1 | $12,182 | $24,139 | 56% |
| 23 | American Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill, NJ | for-profit | Certificate | 6.1 | $12,182 | $24,139 | 56% |
| 24 | UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, NJ | Public | Associate | 6.5 | $26,000 | $48,332 | 35% |
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 New Jersey, one by one
New Community Career & Technical Institute
Newark, NJ
New Community Career & Technical Institute is a private nonprofit institution in Newark. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $2,020 and report median earnings of $28,848 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 0.8 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 3.5 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 54% completion rate.
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
Piscataway, NJ
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education is a private for-profit institution in Piscataway. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $3,971 and report median earnings of $30,657 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.6 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 2.7 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 88% completion rate.
ASI Career Institute
Turnersville, NJ
ASI Career Institute is a private for-profit institution in Turnersville. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $4,271 and report median earnings of $31,485 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.6 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 2.7 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 98% completion rate.
Advantage Career Institute
Eatontown, NJ
Advantage Career Institute is a private for-profit institution in Eatontown. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $4,856 and report median earnings of $29,373 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.0 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 2.3 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 82% completion rate.
Eastwick College-Nutley
Nutley, NJ
Eastwick College-Nutley is a private for-profit institution in Nutley. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $32,483 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.5 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 0.8 months faster than the New Jersey state median of 4.3. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 57% 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.
Other States
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