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Is a Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Bachelor's, aggregated across 132 colleges (132 of 132 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$31,369

Graduates only, early career.$32,391 two years out.

Median federal debt

$23,250

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.73×

73% of a first year's earnings.

Typical debt is under a year's early-career pay.

The college you pick moves this a lot

The middle 50% of Bachelor's programs in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General report early-career pay between $28,571 and $36,352 — a spread of $7,781 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $28,571 median $31,369 75th pct $36,352

By degree level

Each level is a separate decision — more schooling usually means more pay and more debt.

LevelPay · 1yrDebtDebt/pay

Certificate 7 colleges $24,123 $9,500 0.48×

Associate's 31 colleges $30,385 $11,695 0.50×

Bachelor's 132 colleges $31,369 $23,250 0.73×

Master's 19 colleges $44,674 $34,570 0.70×

Doctoral 4 colleges $94,026 $115,514 1.16×

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

The 15 programs with the highest reported pay one year after completion. This reflects who enrolls and where they live as much as the program itself — it is not a causal quality ranking.

Touro University NY $119,817 $12,500 debt

Seattle Central College WA $71,172 $18,907 debt

Carroll University WI $65,660 —

Mercy College of Ohio OH $59,808 $26,559 debt

Northwestern State University of Louisiana LA $57,708 $19,282 debt

Southern New Hampshire University NH $57,436 $13,042 debt

Wilmington University DE $53,939 $15,000 debt

West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA $52,978 —

Northern Kentucky University KY $51,743 $18,750 debt

Nova Southeastern University FL $48,954 —

Azusa Pacific University CA $48,273 —

Walden University MN $47,503 $35,500 debt

National University CA $47,121 $28,334 debt

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL $46,855 $43,927 debt

Bay Path University MA $46,060 $26,375 debt

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn (your college, effort, and local job market vary enormously — see the spread above), not lifetime earnings (it is measured 1–2 years after completion, early career), not proof the major caused the outcome (who enters a field differs by field — selection, not causation), and not a "best majors" ranking: earnings are one dimension of worth, not the whole of it. Teaching and social work pay far less than the fields at the top of this list and matter enormously. Earnings cover federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report.

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