COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Health and Medical Administrative Services master's degree at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.
$15,184 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $255,825 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$51,545Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$105,165$53,620 above the preliminary benchmark
Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 15 Grad PLUS borrowers.
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$105,165 vs. $58,716
$46,449 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis295 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$22,811
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$105,165
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$22,811Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$31,638Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE60.2%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE78.8%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$8,764
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$105,165 vs. $89,981
$15,184 above the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Medical and Health Services Managers$105,620 median wageSC estimate · 9,350 jobs · 11-9111$82,850–$149,430 middle 50% of SC wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeHealthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,730 median wageSC estimate · 860 jobs · 31-9099$38,610–$57,350 middle 50% of SC wages+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 14,100 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentHealth Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$44,530 median wageSC estimate · 470 jobs · 29-9021$36,470–$53,300 middle 50% of SC wages+15.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMedical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$40,170 median wageSC estimate · 15,630 jobs · 43-6013$36,940–$46,690 middle 50% of SC wages+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 89,200 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMedical Records Specialists$54,280 median wageSC estimate · 2,750 jobs · 29-2072$45,180–$62,650 middle 50% of SC wages+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 14,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,920 median wageSC estimate · 26,710 jobs · 43-1011$49,930–$80,010 middle 50% of SC wages+0.1% projected U.S. growth · 127,400 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCompliance Officers$75,460 median wageSC estimate · 4,760 jobs · 13-1041$56,060–$101,560 middle 50% of SC wages+3.8% projected U.S. growth · 32,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeManagers, All Other$129,960 median wageSC estimate · 2,210 jobs · 11-9199$97,470–$166,000 middle 50% of SC wages+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeAdministrative Services Managers$124,320 median wageSC estimate · 263,960 jobs · 11-3012$87,590–$162,560 middle 50% of SC wages+5.2% projected U.S. growth · 22,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeInformation Security Analysts$105,800 median wageSC estimate · 1,720 jobs · 15-1212$80,460–$135,260 middle 50% of SC wages+21.0% projected U.S. growth · 14,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeFacilities Managers$103,940 median wageSC estimate · 1,750 jobs · 11-3013$83,910–$137,950 middle 50% of SC wages+4.6% projected U.S. growth · 14,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeComputer Programmers$99,740 median wageSC estimate · 790 jobs · 15-1251$76,940–$120,730 middle 50% of SC wages-7.3% projected U.S. growth · 4,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
Health Care and Social Assistance
Educational Services
Public Administration
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Strayer University-South Carolina
$4,832 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $58,850
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $17,979
University of California, Irvine
$110,112 higher earnings · $8,560 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $215,277
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $14,251
Vanderbilt University
$73,196 higher earnings · $6,965 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $178,361
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $15,846
University of Providence
$47,919 higher earnings · $5,162 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $153,084
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $17,649
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
58 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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