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DOCTORAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5107

Health and Medical Administrative Services: is this doctoral degree worth it?

National picture across 6 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$127,213 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.

$127,213Median year-4 earnings

$15,485Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$127,213Median reported earnings · year 4

$118,992Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

76thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

6Reporting programs

6With 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 →OPEN PROFILE

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 →CURRENT VIEW

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$100,910National median$127,21375th percentile$136,922

6 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Johns Hopkins University$168,121 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$144,922 3Medical University of South Carolina$136,922 4University of Phoenix-Arizona$117,504 5California Intercontinental University$100,910 6Capella University$96,495

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 UniversityDoctoral Degree	Baltimore, MD	$168,121	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,809
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDoctoral Degree	Chapel Hill, NC	$144,922	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,655
3	Medical University of South CarolinaDoctoral Degree	Charleston, SC	$136,922	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
4	University of Phoenix-ArizonaDoctoral Degree	Phoenix, AZ	$117,504	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,520
5	California Intercontinental UniversityDoctoral Degree	Sioux Falls, SD	$100,910	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
6	Capella UniversityDoctoral Degree	Minneapolis, MN	$96,495	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,956

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.