Medical Assisting Schools in New Jersey

25 schools compared · Average earnings $30,427/yr

25 New Jersey schools offer Medical Assisting. Earnings in New Jersey are in line with the national average, so compare programs on commute, tuition, and fit rather than on statewide outcomes alone.

Schools in NJ
25
Avg Grad Earnings
$30,427/yr
-4% vs. national avg
Avg Score
54/100
Top NJ Cities
8
with programs

Medical Assisting Programs in New Jersey

All 25 New Jersey schools offering Medical Assisting, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 Essex County College
Newark, NJ
73 $54,592/yr 56.3x
2 UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ
Cranford, NJ
72 $48,332/yr 58.6x
3 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
61 $50,530/yr 15.4x
4 ASI Career Institute
Turnersville, NJ
56 $31,485/yr
5 Eastwick College-Ramsey
Ramsey, NJ
55 $37,762/yr 13.6x
6 Eastwick College-Nutley
Nutley, NJ
55 $32,483/yr 24.7x
7 Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin, NJ
56 $30,787/yr
8 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
56 $30,787/yr
9 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Paramus, NJ
56 $30,787/yr
10 American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
Piscataway, NJ
56 $30,657/yr
11 Advantage Career Institute
Eatontown, NJ
55 $29,373/yr
12 New Community Career & Technical Institute
Newark, NJ
54 $28,848/yr
13 Fortis Institute-Wayne
Wayne, NJ
53 $27,871/yr
14 Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville, NJ
53 $27,871/yr
15 Eastwick College-Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ
51 $33,342/yr 9.2x
16 American Institute-Clifton
CLIFTON, NJ
50 $24,139/yr
17 American Institute-Toms River
Toms River, NJ
50 $24,139/yr
18 American Institute-Somerset
Somerset, NJ
50 $24,139/yr
19 American Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ
50 $24,139/yr
20 Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ
50 $23,992/yr
21 Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
West Atlantic City, NJ
50 $23,992/yr
22 Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ
49 $29,482/yr 11.8x
23 National Career Institute
East Orange, NJ
49 $21,968/yr
24 Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJ
49 $21,610/yr
25 Garden State Science and Technology Institute
Jersey City, NJ
47 $17,568/yr

Where Medical Assisting Programs Cluster in New Jersey

Cities with the most Medical Assisting programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
Newark, NJ 2 $41,720/yr
Cherry Hill, NJ 2 $24,066/yr
Toms River, NJ 2 $22,875/yr
New Brunswick, NJ 1 $50,530/yr
Cranford, NJ 1 $48,332/yr
Ramsey, NJ 1 $35,514/yr
Nutley, NJ 1 $34,183/yr
Turnersville, NJ 1 $31,485/yr

Compare Medical Assisting in Other States

Considering a nearby state? Here's how New Jersey compares to others with strong Medical Assisting offerings.

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Data from College Scorecard, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034, and DOL RAPIDS. Methodology & sources →