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POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5107

Health and Medical Administrative Services: is this post-baccalaureate certificate worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$106,697 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.

$106,697Median year-4 earnings

$24,622Average institution net-price context

$21,500Median federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$106,697Median reported earnings · year 4

$108,193Average reported earnings · year 5

$21,500Median federal debt

81thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

2Reporting programs

2With 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: $35,310
Federal debt: $10,500
Reporting programs: 590

558 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $39,604
Federal debt: $23,000
Reporting programs: 333

321 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $58,170
Federal debt: $30,812
Reporting programs: 308

295 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $106,697
Federal debt: $21,500
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $87,932
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 218

218 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $127,213
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 6

6 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $97,530
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $89,687
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 6

6 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $46,953
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$102,695National median$106,69775th percentile$102,695

2 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Johns Hopkins University$110,699 2University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus$102,695

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.

Medical and Health Services ManagersSOC 11-9111 · 9 crosswalk linksHealth Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsSOC 29-9021 · 5 crosswalk linksHealthcare Support Workers, All OtherSOC 31-9099 · 5 crosswalk linksMedical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6013 · 5 crosswalk linksMedical Records SpecialistsSOC 29-2072 · 4 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersSOC 43-1011 · 3 crosswalk linksCompliance OfficersSOC 13-1041 · 2 crosswalk linksAdministrative Services ManagersSOC 11-3012 · 1 crosswalk linksBusiness Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksClaims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsSOC 13-1031 · 1 crosswalk linksComputer ProgrammersSOC 15-1251 · 1 crosswalk linksComputer User Support SpecialistsSOC 15-1232 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE 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	Johns Hopkins UniversityPost-baccalaureate Certificate	Baltimore, MD	$110,699	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,809
2	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPost-baccalaureate Certificate	Pittsburgh, PA	$102,695	$21,500	Baseline needed	$30,434

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.