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title: Is a Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General degree worth the debt?
cip: 5100
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 a Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **132** colleges (132 of 132 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $31,369 ($32,391 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $23,250 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.73× a first year's pay
- **Across-college spread (middle 50%):** $28,571–$36,352 — 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 | $24,123 | $9,500 | 0.48× | 7 | 7/7 |
| Associate's | $30,385 | $11,695 | 0.50× | 31 | 31/31 |
| Bachelor's | $31,369 | $23,250 | 0.73× | 132 | 132/132 |
| Master's | $44,674 | $34,570 | 0.70× | 19 | 19/19 |
| Doctoral | $94,026 | $115,514 | 1.16× | 4 | 4/4 |

## Where a 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Touro University (NY) | $119,817 | $12,500 |
| Seattle Central College (WA) | $71,172 | $18,907 |
| Carroll University (WI) | $65,660 | — |
| Mercy College of Ohio (OH) | $59,808 | $26,559 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana (LA) | $57,708 | $19,282 |
| Southern New Hampshire University (NH) | $57,436 | $13,042 |
| Wilmington University (DE) | $53,939 | $15,000 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania (PA) | $52,978 | — |
| Northern Kentucky University (KY) | $51,743 | $18,750 |
| Nova Southeastern University (FL) | $48,954 | — |
| Azusa Pacific University (CA) | $48,273 | — |
| Walden University (MN) | $47,503 | $35,500 |
| National University (CA) | $47,121 | $28,334 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (FL) | $46,855 | $43,927 |
| Bay Path University (MA) | $46,060 | $26,375 |

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/health-services-allied-health-health-sciences-general.jsonld` · `/education/fields/health-services-allied-health-health-sciences-general.json`