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FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5108

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services: is this first professional degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$79,170 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$79,170Median year-4 earnings

Not availableAverage institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$79,170Median reported earnings · year 4

$74,486Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

40thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $34,558
Federal debt: $9,500
Reporting programs: 737

715 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $45,151
Federal debt: $19,834
Reporting programs: 540

530 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $79,657
Federal debt: $22,500
Reporting programs: 16

15 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $133,189
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 14

14 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $79,170
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$79,170National median$79,17075th percentile$79,170

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

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1Upstate Medical University$79,170

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 4 crosswalk linksHealthcare Support Workers, All OtherSOC 31-9099 · 4 crosswalk linksMedical AssistantsSOC 31-9092 · 3 crosswalk linksHealth Technologists and Technicians, All OtherSOC 29-2099 · 2 crosswalk linksAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical TechniciansSOC 53-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechniciansSOC 29-2012 · 1 crosswalk linksOccupational Therapy AssistantsSOC 31-2011 · 1 crosswalk linksPharmacy TechniciansSOC 29-2052 · 1 crosswalk linksPhysical Therapist AssistantsSOC 31-2021 · 1 crosswalk linksSurgical TechnologistsSOC 29-2055 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ALLIED HEALTH AND MEDICAL ASSISTING SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Upstate Medical UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Syracuse, NY	$79,170	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.