Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions: is this associate's degree worth it?
National picture across 601 reporting college programs.
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$74,663 over 10 years
National scenario across reporting associate's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 2-year duration.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
6.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
+65%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,016Observed earnings · year 4
Observed national outcomes
$64,016Median reported earnings · year 4
$60,932Average reported earnings · year 5
$19,169Median federal debt
79thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
601Reporting programs
588With year-4 earnings
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.
OPEN PROFILE
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $56,695
- Federal debt
- $14,167
- Reporting programs
- 325
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $64,016
- Federal debt
- $19,169
- Reporting programs
- 601
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $67,676
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Reporting programs
- 279
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $127,297
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 219
Doctoral Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $78,116
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 5
First Professional Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $130,026
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- $126,564
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 4
Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)
- Year-4 earnings
- $58,514
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 7
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$58,258National median$64,01675th percentile$72,532
588 programs report year‑4 earnings.See the spread, not just the national number.
1CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College$143,9562City College of San Francisco$139,0103Foothill College$127,6044Cañada College$123,6165Skyline College$115,1446Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts$109,4807Mt San Antonio College$102,2008CUNY Bronx Community College$100,7519CUNY LaGuardia Community College$100,62510Nassau Community College$99,804Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Related occupations
Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 23 crosswalk linksHealth Technologists and Technicians, All OtherSOC 29-2099 · 11 crosswalk linksCardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansSOC 29-2031 · 4 crosswalk linksRadiologic Technologists and TechniciansSOC 29-2034 · 3 crosswalk linksAthletic TrainersSOC 29-9091 · 1 crosswalk linksDiagnostic Medical SonographersSOC 29-2032 · 1 crosswalk linksEmergency Medical TechniciansSOC 29-2042 · 1 crosswalk linksHearing Aid SpecialistsSOC 29-2092 · 1 crosswalk linksMagnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsSOC 29-2035 · 1 crosswalk linksMedical DosimetristsSOC 29-2036 · 1 crosswalk linksNuclear Medicine TechnologistsSOC 29-2033 · 1 crosswalk linksNuclear TechniciansSOC 19-4051 · 1 crosswalk links
Same degree, different outcomes
Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.
| # | College | Location | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 10-year ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | New York, NY | $143,956 | $13,900 | +890% | Strong payoff |
| 2 | City College of San FranciscoAssociate's Degree | San Francisco, CA | $139,010 | Not available | +806% | Strong payoff |
| 3 | Foothill CollegeAssociate's Degree | Los Altos Hills, CA | $127,604 | $12,000 | +684% | Strong payoff |
| 4 | Cañada CollegeAssociate's Degree | Redwood City, CA | $123,616 | $15,000 | +773% | Strong payoff |
| 5 | Skyline CollegeAssociate's Degree | San Bruno, CA | $115,144 | Not available | +650% | Strong payoff |
| 6 | Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsAssociate's Degree | San Jose, CA | $109,480 | $24,164 | +316% | Strong payoff |
| 7 | Mt San Antonio CollegeAssociate's Degree | Walnut, CA | $102,200 | $9,000 | +455% | Strong payoff |
| 8 | CUNY Bronx Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Bronx, NY | $100,751 | $7,800 | +464% | Strong payoff |
| 9 | CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Long Island City, NY | $100,625 | Not available | +444% | Strong payoff |
| 10 | Nassau Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Garden City, NY | $99,804 | $18,500 | +426% | Strong payoff |
| 11 | Loma Linda UniversityAssociate's Degree | Loma Linda, CA | $99,531 | $21,000 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
| 12 | Bellevue CollegeAssociate's Degree | Bellevue, WA | $96,612 | $19,999 | +357% | Strong payoff |
| 13 | CUNY New York City College of TechnologyAssociate's Degree | Brooklyn, NY | $95,808 | $13,515 | +407% | Strong payoff |
| 14 | Prince George's Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Largo, MD | $95,612 | $14,172 | +371% | Strong payoff |
| 15 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Annandale, VA | $95,531 | $13,437 | +360% | Strong payoff |
| 16 | Central Oregon Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Bend, OR | $95,233 | Not available | +339% | Strong payoff |
| 17 | Chemeketa Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Salem, OR | $93,590 | $19,569 | +357% | Strong payoff |
| 18 | CUNY Hostos Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Bronx, NY | $92,798 | $10,250 | +375% | Strong payoff |
| 19 | Orange Coast CollegeAssociate's Degree | Costa Mesa, CA | $91,682 | $11,000 | +347% | Strong payoff |
| 20 | Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingAssociate's Degree | Nashville, TN | $91,261 | $19,825 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
| 21 | Crafton Hills CollegeAssociate's Degree | Yucaipa, CA | $90,928 | Not available | +308% | Strong payoff |
| 22 | Community College of Baltimore CountyAssociate's Degree | Baltimore, MD | $90,755 | $16,200 | +317% | Strong payoff |
| 23 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickAssociate's Degree | New Brunswick, NJ | $90,232 | Not available | +226% | Strong payoff |
| 24 | Bergen Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Paramus, NJ | $89,694 | $20,000 | +304% | Strong payoff |
| 25 | Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceAssociate's Degree | Los Angeles, CA | $89,449 | $24,750 | +176% | Strong payoff |
| 26 | Santa Barbara City CollegeAssociate's Degree | Santa Barbara, CA | $88,991 | Not available | +291% | Strong payoff |
| 27 | Molloy UniversityAssociate's Degree | Rockville Centre, NY | $88,600 | $27,500 | +214% | Strong payoff |
| 28 | Fresno City CollegeAssociate's Degree | Fresno, CA | $88,567 | Not available | +310% | Strong payoff |
| 29 | Holy Family UniversityAssociate's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $88,542 | $20,000 | +274% | Strong payoff |
| 30 | Grady Health System Professional SchoolsAssociate's Degree | Atlanta, GA | $87,937 | Not available | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
| 31 | Butte CollegeAssociate's Degree | Oroville, CA | $87,671 | Not available | +322% | Strong payoff |
| 32 | Portland Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Portland, OR | $87,002 | $22,484 | +279% | Strong payoff |
| 33 | Middlesex CollegeAssociate's Degree | Edison, NJ | $86,511 | $11,500 | +339% | Strong payoff |
| 34 | North Shore Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Danvers, MA | $86,344 | $18,833 | +283% | Strong payoff |
| 35 | Weatherford CollegeAssociate's Degree | Weatherford, TX | $86,018 | $15,506 | +273% | Strong payoff |
| 36 | Truckee Meadows Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Reno, NV | $85,585 | Not available | +281% | Strong payoff |
| 37 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Troy, NY | $85,166 | $19,929 | +275% | Strong payoff |
| 38 | Community College of PhiladelphiaAssociate's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $85,033 | $22,760 | +252% | Strong payoff |
| 39 | Antelope Valley Community College DistrictAssociate's Degree | Lancaster, CA | $84,908 | $12,729 | +308% | Strong payoff |
| 40 | Dallas CollegeAssociate's Degree | Dallas, TX | $84,351 | $17,352 | +308% | Strong payoff |
| 41 | Bunker Hill Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Boston, MA | $83,632 | $19,500 | +266% | Strong payoff |
| 42 | Tarrant County College DistrictAssociate's Degree | Fort Worth, TX | $83,608 | $17,249 | +291% | Strong payoff |
| 43 | Miami Dade CollegeAssociate's Degree | Miami, FL | $83,388 | $14,000 | +280% | Strong payoff |
| 44 | Kapiolani Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Honolulu, HI | $83,241 | $18,751 | +281% | Strong payoff |
| 45 | Quinsigamond Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Worcester, MA | $82,986 | $22,814 | +251% | Strong payoff |
| 46 | Community College of AuroraAssociate's Degree | Aurora, CO | $82,434 | Not available | +249% | Strong payoff |
| 47 | Tacoma Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Tacoma, WA | $81,859 | $20,655 | +245% | Strong payoff |
| 48 | Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Kansas City, KS | $81,854 | $19,125 | +198% | Strong payoff |
| 49 | Galveston CollegeAssociate's Degree | Galveston, TX | $81,677 | $11,000 | +243% | Strong payoff |
| 50 | Modesto Junior CollegeAssociate's Degree | Modesto, CA | $81,214 | Not available | +279% | Strong payoff |
| 51 | William Rainey Harper CollegeAssociate's Degree | Palatine, IL | $80,912 | $16,525 | +217% | Strong payoff |
| 52 | Concorde Career College-Garden GroveAssociate's Degree | Garden Grove, CA | $80,511 | $24,375 | +155% | Strong payoff |
| 53 | County College of MorrisAssociate's Degree | Randolph, NJ | $80,479 | $12,480 | +229% | Strong payoff |
| 54 | Goodwin UniversityAssociate's Degree | East Hartford, CT | $80,466 | $55,791 | +139% | Strong payoff |
| 55 | Fletcher Technical Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Schriever, LA | $80,355 | Not available | +218% | Strong payoff |
| 56 | Laramie County Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Cheyenne, WY | $80,212 | $16,120 | +237% | Strong payoff |
| 57 | Houston City CollegeAssociate's Degree | Houston, TX | $80,188 | $16,975 | +247% | Strong payoff |
| 58 | Rowan College at Burlington CountyAssociate's Degree | Mount Laurel, NJ | $80,085 | Not available | +248% | Strong payoff |
| 59 | Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeAssociate's Degree | Milwaukee, WI | $79,842 | $23,038 | +222% | Strong payoff |
| 60 | Indiana University-IndianapolisAssociate's Degree | Indianapolis, IN | $79,821 | $21,299 | +207% | Strong payoff |
| 61 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusAssociate's Degree | Vineland, NJ | $79,812 | $15,437 | +213% | Strong payoff |
| 62 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusAssociate's Degree | Sewell, NJ | $79,812 | $15,437 | +203% | Strong payoff |
| 63 | Connecticut State Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | New Britain, CT | $79,701 | Not available | +207% | Strong payoff |
| 64 | Ball State UniversityAssociate's Degree | Muncie, IN | $79,669 | Not available | +189% | Strong payoff |
| 65 | Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleAssociate's Degree | Carbondale, IL | $79,580 | $17,500 | +197% | Strong payoff |
| 66 | CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Brooklyn, NY | $79,319 | Not available | +239% | Strong payoff |
| 67 | Los Angeles Valley CollegeAssociate's Degree | Valley Glen, CA | $79,256 | Not available | +200% | Strong payoff |
| 68 | Sacred Heart UniversityAssociate's Degree | Fairfield, CT | $79,048 | $19,625 | +87% | Positive payoff |
| 69 | Community College of DenverAssociate's Degree | Denver, CO | $78,927 | $24,375 | +212% | Strong payoff |
| 70 | Florida SouthWestern State CollegeAssociate's Degree | Fort Myers, FL | $78,918 | $14,000 | +225% | Strong payoff |
| 71 | Daytona State CollegeAssociate's Degree | Daytona Beach, FL | $78,836 | $14,944 | +224% | Strong payoff |
| 72 | Erie Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Buffalo, NY | $78,735 | $17,268 | +220% | Strong payoff |
| 73 | Roxbury Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Roxbury Crossing, MA | $78,625 | Not available | +194% | Strong payoff |
| 74 | Lackawanna CollegeAssociate's Degree | Scranton, PA | $78,229 | $24,875 | +156% | Strong payoff |
| 75 | Odessa CollegeAssociate's Degree | Odessa, TX | $78,169 | Not available | +223% | Strong payoff |
| 76 | Orange County Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Middletown, NY | $77,945 | Not available | +218% | Strong payoff |
| 77 | College of Southern NevadaAssociate's Degree | Las Vegas, NV | $77,929 | $11,600 | +219% | Strong payoff |
| 78 | Pima Medical Institute-TucsonAssociate's Degree | Tucson, AZ | $77,913 | $30,160 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
| 79 | Pima Medical Institute-MesaAssociate's Degree | Mesa, AZ | $77,913 | $30,160 | +148% | Strong payoff |
| 80 | Pima Medical Institute-SeattleAssociate's Degree | Seattle, WA | $77,913 | $30,160 | +116% | Strong payoff |
| 81 | Pima Medical Institute-DenverAssociate's Degree | Denver, CO | $77,913 | $30,160 | +145% | Strong payoff |
| 82 | Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaAssociate's Degree | Chula Vista, CA | $77,913 | $30,160 | +124% | Strong payoff |
| 83 | Pima Medical Institute-Las VegasAssociate's Degree | Las Vegas, NV | $77,913 | $30,160 | +141% | Strong payoff |
| 84 | Pima Medical Institute-RentonAssociate's Degree | Renton, WA | $77,913 | $30,160 | +115% | Strong payoff |
| 85 | Pima Medical Institute-HoustonAssociate's Degree | Houston, TX | $77,913 | $30,160 | +148% | Strong payoff |
| 86 | Pima Medical Institute-El PasoAssociate's Degree | El Paso, TX | $77,913 | $30,160 | +141% | Strong payoff |
| 87 | Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosAssociate's Degree | San Marcos, CA | $77,913 | $30,160 | +127% | Strong payoff |
| 88 | Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioAssociate's Degree | San Antonio, TX | $77,913 | $30,160 | +146% | Strong payoff |
| 89 | San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaAssociate's Degree | Visalia, CA | $77,759 | $24,931 | +125% | Strong payoff |
| 90 | San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldAssociate's Degree | Bakersfield, CA | $77,759 | $24,931 | +140% | Strong payoff |
| 91 | San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioAssociate's Degree | Ontario, CA | $77,759 | $24,931 | +127% | Strong payoff |
| 92 | San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho CordovaAssociate's Degree | Rancho Cordova, CA | $77,759 | $24,931 | +119% | Strong payoff |
| 93 | San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaAssociate's Degree | Temecula, CA | $77,759 | $24,931 | +131% | Strong payoff |
| 94 | Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Charlottesville, VA | $77,433 | $12,836 | +218% | Strong payoff |
| 95 | Alvin Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Alvin, TX | $77,210 | $8,876 | +201% | Strong payoff |
| 96 | North Country Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Saranac Lake, NY | $77,121 | $20,750 | +182% | Strong payoff |
| 97 | Western Technical CollegeAssociate's Degree | La Crosse, WI | $77,010 | $17,485 | +186% | Strong payoff |
| 98 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeAssociate's Degree | Richmond, VA | $76,949 | $20,435 | +218% | Strong payoff |
| 99 | Dunwoody College of TechnologyAssociate's Degree | Minneapolis, MN | $76,401 | $26,343 | +118% | Strong payoff |
| 100 | University of Alaska AnchorageAssociate's Degree | Anchorage, AK | $76,360 | $21,062 | +160% | Strong payoff |
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.