MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5100

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 20 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$81,617 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.

$81,617Median year-4 earnings
$22,048Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$81,617Median reported earnings · year 4
$83,579Average reported earnings · year 5
Not availableMedian federal debt
55thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
20Reporting programs
20With 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
$47,714
Federal debt
$13,833
Reporting programs
23
13 report earnings →
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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$52,232
Federal debt
$12,992
Reporting programs
63
50 report earnings →
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Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$59,778
Federal debt
$26,737
Reporting programs
197
156 report earnings →
CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$81,617
Federal debt
Not available
Reporting programs
20
20 report earnings →
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Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings
$114,339
Federal debt
Not available
Reporting programs
4
4 report earnings →
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Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings
$61,345
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$65,960National median$81,61775th percentile$86,620
20 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of California, Davis$137,5792Drexel University$135,9823Touro University California$126,7354Touro University Nevada$126,7355Northwestern University$110,5916New Jersey City University$86,6207University of Central Florida$86,0748Nova Southeastern University$85,8899Northern Kentucky University$85,12710Touro University Worldwide$82,137

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.

Community Health WorkersSOC 21-1094 · 1 crosswalk linksHealth Education SpecialistsSOC 21-1091 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk links
BEST COLLEGES FOR HEALTH SERVICES/ALLIED HEALTH/HEALTH SCIENCES, GENERAL

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.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debtROI statusCost context
1University of California, DavisMaster's DegreeDavis, CA$137,579Not availableBaseline needed$14,741
2Drexel UniversityMaster's DegreePhiladelphia, PA$135,982Not availableBaseline needed$38,509
3Touro University CaliforniaMaster's DegreeVallejo, CA$126,735Not availableBaseline neededNot available
4Touro University NevadaMaster's DegreeHenderson, NV$126,735Not availableBaseline neededNot available
5Northwestern UniversityMaster's DegreeEvanston, IL$110,591Not availableBaseline needed$29,167
6New Jersey City UniversityMaster's DegreeJersey City, NJ$86,620Not availableBaseline needed$16,053
7University of Central FloridaMaster's DegreeOrlando, FL$86,074Not availableBaseline needed$10,411
8Nova Southeastern UniversityMaster's DegreeFort Lauderdale, FL$85,889Not availableBaseline needed$30,371
9Northern Kentucky UniversityMaster's DegreeHighland Heights, KY$85,127Not availableBaseline needed$8,191
10Touro University WorldwideMaster's DegreeLos Alamitos, CA$82,137Not availableBaseline needed$19,058
11Towson UniversityMaster's DegreeTowson, MD$81,097Not availableBaseline needed$17,413
12Merrimack CollegeMaster's DegreeNorth Andover, MA$72,160Not availableBaseline needed$37,927
13Creighton UniversityMaster's DegreeOmaha, NE$70,777Not availableBaseline needed$31,568
14The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyMaster's DegreeEdinburg, TX$69,643Not availableBaseline needed$4,831
15The University of TampaMaster's DegreeTampa, FL$67,472Not availableBaseline needed$36,211
16Rowan UniversityMaster's DegreeGlassboro, NJ$65,960Not availableBaseline needed$22,408
17University of North FloridaMaster's DegreeJacksonville, FL$55,762Not availableBaseline needed$10,154
18Bowling Green State University-Main CampusMaster's DegreeBowling Green, OH$51,035Not availableBaseline needed$24,022
19American College of Healthcare SciencesMaster's DegreePortland, OR$40,793Not availableBaseline needed$23,782
20Ponce Health Sciences UniversityMaster's DegreePonce, PR$28,680Not availableBaseline neededNot 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.