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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5109

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 4 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$126,564 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.

$126,564Median year-4 earnings

$20,630Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$126,564Median reported earnings · year 4

$52,017Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

91thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

4Reporting programs

4With 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: $56,695
Federal debt: $14,167
Reporting programs: 325

307 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $64,016
Federal debt: $19,169
Reporting programs: 601

588 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $67,676
Federal debt: $27,000
Reporting programs: 279

264 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $127,297
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 219

219 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $78,116
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 5

5 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $130,026
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $126,564
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 4

4 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $58,514
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 7

7 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$67,709National median$126,56475th percentile$128,962

4 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Duke University$140,083 2University of Iowa$128,962 3University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$124,165 4Delgado Community College$67,709

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 · 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

BEST COLLEGES FOR ALLIED HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT PROFESSIONS

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	Duke UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Durham, NC	$140,083	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,612
2	University of IowaGraduate/Professional Certificate	Iowa City, IA	$128,962	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,531
3	University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterGraduate/Professional Certificate	Dallas, TX	$124,165	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
4	Delgado Community CollegeGraduate/Professional Certificate	New Orleans, LA	$67,709	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,747

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.