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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5108

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 737 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$34,558 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.

$34,558Median year-4 earnings

$20,206Average institution net-price context

$9,500Median federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$34,558Median reported earnings · year 4

$32,202Average reported earnings · year 5

$9,500Median federal debt

18thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

737Reporting programs

715With 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.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $34,558
Federal debt: $9,500
Reporting programs: 737

715 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $45,151
Federal debt: $19,834
Reporting programs: 540

530 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $79,657
Federal debt: $22,500
Reporting programs: 16

15 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $133,189
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 14

14 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $79,170
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$31,629National median$34,55875th percentile$38,049

715 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1College of Lake County$74,003 2North Seattle College$66,825 3William Rainey Harper College$64,750 4Connecticut State Community College$63,356 5Arizona State University Campus Immersion$59,739 6Community College of Vermont$54,653 7Bristol Community College$54,385 8Bay Area Medical Academy$54,049 9Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD$53,396 10Inver Hills Community College$53,003

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 · 4 crosswalk linksHealthcare Support Workers, All OtherSOC 31-9099 · 4 crosswalk linksMedical AssistantsSOC 31-9092 · 3 crosswalk linksHealth Technologists and Technicians, All OtherSOC 29-2099 · 2 crosswalk linksAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical TechniciansSOC 53-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechniciansSOC 29-2012 · 1 crosswalk linksOccupational Therapy AssistantsSOC 31-2011 · 1 crosswalk linksPharmacy TechniciansSOC 29-2052 · 1 crosswalk linksPhysical Therapist AssistantsSOC 31-2021 · 1 crosswalk linksSurgical TechnologistsSOC 29-2055 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ALLIED HEALTH AND MEDICAL ASSISTING SERVICES

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	College of Lake CountyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Grayslake, IL	$74,003	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,607
2	North Seattle CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Seattle, WA	$66,825	$16,867	Baseline needed	$10,740
3	William Rainey Harper CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Palatine, IL	$64,750	$9,834	Baseline needed	$11,607
4	Connecticut State Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	New Britain, CT	$63,356	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,513
5	Arizona State University Campus ImmersionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Tempe, AZ	$59,739	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,967
6	Community College of VermontUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Montpelier, VT	$54,653	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,696
7	Bristol Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fall River, MA	$54,385	Not available	Baseline needed	$5,547
8	Bay Area Medical AcademyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Francisco, CA	$54,049	$9,139	Baseline needed	$27,042
9	Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USDUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Concord, CA	$53,396	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,760
10	Inver Hills Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Inver Grove Heights, MN	$53,003	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,636
11	Cabrillo CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Aptos, CA	$51,576	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,843
12	Sinclair Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Dayton, OH	$51,113	$7,750	Baseline needed	$5,992
13	Walla Walla Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Walla Walla, WA	$50,796	$14,875	Baseline needed	$9,406
14	Waubonsee Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Sugar Grove, IL	$50,463	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,442
15	Unitek CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	South San Francisco, CA	$50,146	$8,409	Baseline needed	$23,676
16	Unitek CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Hayward, CA	$50,146	$8,409	Baseline needed	$19,130
17	Century CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	White Bear Lake, MN	$47,989	$22,921	Baseline needed	$10,906
18	Wenatchee Valley CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Wenatchee, WA	$47,389	$9,626	Baseline needed	$9,722
19	Pickens Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Aurora, CO	$46,737	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,600
20	McHenry County CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Crystal Lake, IL	$46,727	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,042
21	Spokane Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Spokane, WA	$46,403	$20,637	Baseline needed	$5,473
22	Perry Technical InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Yakima, WA	$46,320	$7,892	Baseline needed	$20,047
23	Eastwick College-RamseyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ramsey, NJ	$46,131	$10,166	Baseline needed	$27,074
24	Bunker Hill Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Boston, MA	$45,942	$8,607	Baseline needed	$7,818
25	Montana State UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Bozeman, MT	$45,679	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,499
26	Portland Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Portland, OR	$45,601	$12,834	Baseline needed	$10,405
27	Columbia Gorge Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	The Dalles, OR	$45,558	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,416
28	Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Jose, CA	$45,544	$7,857	Baseline needed	$32,427
29	Hennepin Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Brooklyn Park, MN	$45,336	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,272
30	Unitek CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fremont, CA	$45,099	$7,790	Baseline needed	$25,179
31	Montgomery County Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Blue Bell, PA	$44,954	$9,500	Baseline needed	$11,124
32	Ventura Adult and Continuing EducationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ventura, CA	$44,710	$4,992	Baseline needed	$9,924
33	Three Rivers CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Poplar Bluff, MO	$44,205	$11,600	Baseline needed	$8,496
34	Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Sacramento, CA	$43,787	$4,730	Baseline needed	$16,605
35	Lewis and Clark Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Godfrey, IL	$43,546	$6,360	Baseline needed	$3,349
36	Lakeshore Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Cleveland, WI	$43,400	$11,000	Baseline needed	$9,653
37	Northern Essex Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Haverhill, MA	$43,380	$7,925	Baseline needed	$6,046
38	Central Oregon Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Bend, OR	$43,363	$14,833	Baseline needed	$12,266
39	Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Lexington, KY	$43,280	$17,838	Baseline needed	$6,113
40	InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	West Covina, CA	$43,276	$9,500	Baseline needed	$27,536
41	InterCoast Colleges-Rancho CordovaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rancho Cordova, CA	$43,276	$9,500	Baseline needed	$24,925
42	InterCoast Colleges-FairfieldUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fairfield, CA	$43,276	$9,500	Baseline needed	$21,536
43	Concorde Career College-North HollywoodUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	North Hollywood, CA	$43,113	$9,500	Baseline needed	$23,984
44	Career Care InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Lancaster, CA	$42,865	$7,600	Baseline needed	$50,201
45	Middlesex Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Bedford, MA	$42,835	Not available	Baseline needed	$2,624
46	Access CareersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Hempstead, NY	$42,809	$6,099	Baseline needed	Not available
47	Access Careers-IslandiaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Islandia, NY	$42,809	$6,099	Baseline needed	Not available
48	Santa Ana CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Santa Ana, CA	$42,662	$11,000	Baseline needed	$3,133
49	Rogue Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Grants Pass, OR	$42,435	$12,930	Baseline needed	$11,042
50	GateWay Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Phoenix, AZ	$42,423	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,339
51	GateWay Community College-Central CityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Phoenix, AZ	$42,423	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,438
52	Eastern Shore Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Melfa, VA	$42,378	Not available	Baseline needed	$2,495
53	Hunter Business SchoolUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Levittown, NY	$42,265	$8,164	Baseline needed	$23,738
54	Fox Valley Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Appleton, WI	$42,234	$13,250	Baseline needed	$11,407
55	Houston City CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Houston, TX	$42,204	$16,035	Baseline needed	$5,737
56	Central Coast CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Salinas, CA	$42,141	$7,580	Baseline needed	$26,667
57	Blake Austin CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Vacaville, CA	$42,089	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,136
58	Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Milwaukee, WI	$42,073	$10,210	Baseline needed	$9,112
59	Carrington College-SacramentoUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Sacramento, CA	$42,042	$9,126	Baseline needed	$41,338
60	Carrington College-San Leandro CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Leandro, CA	$42,042	$9,126	Baseline needed	$39,675
61	Carrington College-San JoseUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Jose, CA	$42,042	$9,126	Baseline needed	$36,466
62	Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Pleasant Hill, CA	$42,042	$9,126	Baseline needed	$39,357
63	Carrington College-StocktonUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Stockton, CA	$42,042	$9,126	Baseline needed	$37,481
64	Institute for Business and TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Jose, CA	$41,923	$9,500	Baseline needed	$27,207
65	Lamson InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Antonio, TX	$41,923	$9,500	Baseline needed	$26,587
66	MTI CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Sacramento, CA	$41,753	$7,295	Baseline needed	$21,740
67	Waukesha County Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Pewaukee, WI	$41,675	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,101
68	Milwaukee Career CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Milwaukee, WI	$41,663	$7,520	Baseline needed	$27,038
69	Des Moines Area Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ankeny, IA	$41,607	$12,834	Baseline needed	$11,171
70	Carrington College-PortlandUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Portland, OR	$41,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$36,595
71	Carrington College-SpokaneUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Spokane, WA	$41,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$42,335
72	Northwood Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rice Lake, WI	$41,582	$9,437	Baseline needed	$8,989
73	New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Long Island City, NY	$41,490	$8,245	Baseline needed	$20,097
74	Lane Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Eugene, OR	$41,458	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,123
75	Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Naples, FL	$41,398	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,283
76	Eastern Arizona CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Thatcher, AZ	$41,382	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,197
77	Dakota County Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rosemount, MN	$41,355	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,548
78	Holyoke Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Holyoke, MA	$41,345	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,068
79	Texas State Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Waco, TX	$41,190	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,508
80	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Chicago, IL	$41,102	$11,000	Baseline needed	$7,220
81	Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Cape Girardeau, MO	$41,001	$9,500	Baseline needed	$17,598
82	Daytona State CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Daytona Beach, FL	$40,990	$16,675	Baseline needed	$7,177
83	Lone Star College SystemUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	The Woodlands, TX	$40,990	$9,105	Baseline needed	$11,252
84	Parkland CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Champaign, IL	$40,961	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,048
85	Berkeley College-Woodland ParkUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Woodland Park, NJ	$40,919	$10,415	Baseline needed	$27,100
86	IBMC CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fort Collins, CO	$40,867	$12,165	Baseline needed	$34,590
87	Concordia University-WisconsinUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Mequon, WI	$40,831	$14,250	Baseline needed	$36,201
88	California Career InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Anaheim, CA	$40,789	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
89	Eastwick College-NutleyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Nutley, NJ	$40,778	$9,500	Baseline needed	$17,206
90	Anoka Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Anoka, MN	$40,718	$18,755	Baseline needed	$16,953
91	Southeast Community College AreaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Lincoln, NE	$40,687	$12,252	Baseline needed	$9,171
92	State Career CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Gurnee, IL	$40,646	$9,500	Baseline needed	$26,376
93	Springfield Technical Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Springfield, MA	$40,402	Not available	Baseline needed	$5,662
94	Vance-Granville Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Henderson, NC	$40,373	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,286
95	Midlands Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	West Columbia, SC	$40,372	$19,024	Baseline needed	$4,647
96	Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Salem, OR	$40,346	$9,500	Baseline needed	$37,376
97	Dallas CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Dallas, TX	$40,229	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,214
98	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Omaha, NE	$40,227	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,863
99	Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fennimore, WI	$40,213	$9,411	Baseline needed	$12,896
100	Pima Medical Institute-AuroraUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Aurora, CO	$40,154	$8,780	Baseline needed	$23,255

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.