MEDICAL ASSISTANT SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK — Federal Data, September 2026
Medical Assistant Schools in New York, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
36 accredited institutions in New York 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 36 ranked programs in New York, the median graduate needs 5.7 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $15,448, against median earnings of $32,115 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 Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants in Ardsley, at 1.6 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on New York institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about medical assistant schools in New York
The Ranking
36 medical assistant schools in New York, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westchester School for Medical & Dental AssistantsArdsley, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 1.6 | $4,728 | $34,900 | 100% |
| 2 | New York Medical Career Training CenterFlushing, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 2.0 | $4,526 | $27,131 | 92% |
| 3 | Ace Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 2.5 | $5,375 | $25,924 | 62% |
| 4 | Manhattan School of Computer TechnologyBrooklyn, NY | nonprofit | Certificate | 2.6 | $4,900 | $22,213 | 70% |
| 5 | Hunter Business SchoolLevittown, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.0 | $8,164 | $32,814 | 85% |
| 6 | Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, NY | Public | Associate | 3.0 | $12,728 | $51,727 | 25% |
| 7 | Access CareersHempstead, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.2 | $6,099 | $23,067 | 90% |
| 8 | Access Careers-IslandiaIslandia, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.2 | $6,099 | $23,067 | 72% |
| 9 | New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsLong Island City, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.4 | $8,245 | $28,790 | 65% |
| 10 | New Age TrainingNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.5 | $7,842 | $26,878 | 75% |
| 11 | Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCESLiverpool, NY | Public | Certificate | 3.7 | $8,233 | $26,459 | 73% |
| 12 | Allen School-BrooklynBrooklyn, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.8 | $9,500 | $29,867 | 74% |
| 13 | Allen School-JamaicaJamaica, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.8 | $9,500 | $29,867 | 79% |
| 14 | Center for Allied Health EducationBrooklyn, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.9 | $11,000 | $33,431 | 100% |
| 15 | Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, NY | Public | Associate | 5.0 | $17,470 | $42,322 | 35% |
| 16 | Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, NY | Public | Associate | 5.0 | $12,000 | $28,624 | 40% |
| 17 | Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, NY | Public | Associate | 5.1 | $18,793 | $44,442 | 31% |
| 18 | CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, NY | Public | Associate | 5.7 | $19,125 | $40,463 | 24% |
| 19 | Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 5.7 | $15,500 | $32,917 | 57% |
| 20 | Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 5.8 | $15,395 | $31,909 | 31% |
| 21 | St Paul’s School of Nursing-QueensRego Park, NY | for-profit | Associate | 5.9 | $14,736 | $29,762 | 56% |
| 22 | The College of WestchesterWhite Plains, NY | for-profit | Associate | 6.3 | $20,118 | $38,600 | 38% |
| 23 | Monroe UniversityBronx, NY | for-profit | Associate | 6.6 | $13,900 | $25,237 | 57% |
| 24 | Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusAlbany, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.7 | $20,000 | $35,951 | 37% |
| 25 | Mildred Elley-New York CampusNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 6.7 | $20,000 | $35,951 | 32% |
| 26 | Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthNew York, NY | for-profit | Associate | 6.8 | $19,000 | $33,679 | 48% |
| 27 | Plaza CollegeForest Hills, NY | for-profit | Associate | 6.8 | $18,500 | $32,837 | 68% |
| 28 | Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, NY | Public | Associate | 7.0 | $21,038 | $36,053 | 32% |
| 29 | SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, NY | Public | Associate | 7.1 | $21,487 | $36,125 | 23% |
| 30 | St Paul’s School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island, NY | for-profit | Associate | 7.5 | $19,165 | $30,800 | 46% |
| 31 | Maria College of AlbanyAlbany, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 8.8 | $26,812 | $36,742 | 30% |
| 32 | Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyAlbany, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 9.0 | $24,200 | $32,115 | 29% |
| 33 | Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 9.0 | $24,200 | $32,115 | 32% |
| 34 | Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 9.0 | $24,200 | $32,115 | 21% |
| 35 | Bryant & Stratton College-GreeceRochester, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 9.0 | $24,200 | $32,115 | 10% |
| 36 | Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 9.5 | $31,125 | $39,267 | 46% |
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 York, one by one
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants
Ardsley, NY
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants is a private for-profit institution in Ardsley. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $4,728 and report median earnings of $34,900 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.6 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 4.1 months faster than the New York state median of 5.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 100% completion rate.
New York Medical Career Training Center
Flushing, NY
New York Medical Career Training Center is a private for-profit institution in Flushing. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $4,526 and report median earnings of $27,131 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.0 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 3.7 months faster than the New York state median of 5.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 92% completion rate.
Ace Institute of Technology
New York, NY
Ace Institute of Technology is a private for-profit institution in New York. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,375 and report median earnings of $25,924 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.5 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 3.2 months faster than the New York state median of 5.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 62% completion rate.
Manhattan School of Computer Technology
Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan School of Computer Technology is a private nonprofit institution in Brooklyn. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $4,900 and report median earnings of $22,213 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.6 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 3.1 months faster than the New York state median of 5.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 70% completion rate.
Hunter Business School
Levittown, NY
Hunter Business School is a private for-profit institution in Levittown. Its medical assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,164 and report median earnings of $32,814 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.0 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 2.7 months faster than the New York state median of 5.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 85% 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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