BACHELOR'S DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES
Is a bachelor's degree in Health-Related Knowledge and Skills worth it?
Compare cost, debt and earnings across 3 college programs with reportable data.
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$155,279 over 10 years
National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.
23.2 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−57%Estimated return after 10 years
$56,761Observed earnings · year 4
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$62,390
$8,000Annual price−$94,390
$16,000Annual price−$126,390
$23,000Current college-wide context−$154,390
$24,000Current college-wide context−$158,390
$32,000Annual price−$190,390
$40,000Annual price−$222,390
Outcomes at a glance
$56,761Typical earnings four years after completion
$51,729Average earnings five years after completion
$27,383Typical federal student debt
38thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
Not availableDegrees awarded in 2024–25
3College programs reporting earnings
Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 0 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.
Four useful answers about Health-Related Knowledge and Skills
How much do Health-Related Knowledge and Skills bachelor's degree graduates earn?
The national median is $56,761 four years after completion across reportable bachelor's degree programs in this federal field.
How much federal debt do graduates have?
The median reported federal debt is $27,383. The figure excludes private loans and does not describe every graduate.
Does the college matter for Health-Related Knowledge and Skills?
Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $45,788 to $56,761 in observed year-4 earnings.
What careers are related to Health-Related Knowledge and Skills?
DegreeVerdict links this field to 1 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.
More schooling changes both the cost and the outcome.
Compare the same field at each degree level with reportable data. These are separate groups of graduates, so the differences do not prove that an additional degree caused higher earnings.
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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $33,416
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 1
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $45,397
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 1
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $56,761
- Federal debt
- $27,383
- Programs in the comparison
- 3
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$45,788National median$56,76175th percentile$56,761
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1Parker University$61,3272University of Rhode Island$56,7613Lincoln University$45,788Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Jobs this degree may lead to
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NO MATCHUnreported jobs nationwide
BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.
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.