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title: Is an Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services degree worth the debt?
cip: 5108
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard — Field of Study (2026-06-10 release)
sourceId: src:doe:college-scorecard:field-of-study:2026-06-10
---

# Is an Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **10** colleges (10 of 10 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $29,511 ($32,162 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $20,500 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.69× a first year's pay
- **Across-college spread (middle 50%):** $29,511–$54,768 — the program you choose moves the number this much.


**How to read this:** these are MEDIANS across college programs, measured **1–2 years after completion** (early career, graduates only) — NOT lifetime earnings, and NOT comparable to a college's 10-years-after-entry figure. They cover **federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report**; small programs are suppressed. A field median is not a prediction of your outcome, not causal (who enters a field differs by field), and **not a "best majors" ranking** — earnings are one dimension of worth. Verify by field at the official College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/).

## By degree level

| Level | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt | Debt/pay | Colleges | Programs reporting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Certificate | $23,627 | $9,500 | 0.41× | 643 | 643/643 |
| Associate's | $33,691 | $16,384 | 0.49× | 543 | 543/543 |
| Bachelor's | $29,511 | $20,500 | 0.69× | 10 | 10/10 |
| Master's | $137,500 | $141,732 | 0.84× | 12 | 12/12 |

## Where an Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wayne State University (MI) | $78,723 | — |
| Widener University (PA) | $64,740 | $27,000 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (AZ) | $56,165 | $20,304 |
| Albany State University (GA) | $50,576 | — |
| University of Connecticut (CT) | $29,511 | $20,500 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus (CT) | $29,511 | $20,500 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point (CT) | $29,511 | $20,500 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford (CT) | $29,511 | $20,500 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus (CT) | $29,511 | $20,500 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus (OH) | $28,914 | $20,000 |

RECORDED College Scorecard figures + one DERIVED ratio (debt-to-earnings). Informs and compares; not advice on what to major in. Each college's full record: `/education/<slug>`.

Structured data: `/education/fields/allied-health-and-medical-assisting-services.jsonld` · `/education/fields/allied-health-and-medical-assisting-services.json`