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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5127

Medical Illustration and Informatics: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 6 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$18,837 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

9.3 yrsModeled economic break-even

+7%Modeled 10-year ROI

$72,031Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$72,031Median reported earnings · year 4

$89,508Average reported earnings · year 5

$25,000Median federal debt

65thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

6Reporting programs

4With 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.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $63,971
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $72,031
Federal debt: $25,000
Reporting programs: 6

4 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $103,089
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 27

27 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $96,426
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$49,493National median$72,03175th percentile$76,927

4 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Western Governors University$89,625 2Temple University$76,927 3King University$67,134 4Iowa State University$49,493 5University of South Carolina-UpstateNot available 6Texas Woman's UniversityNot available

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.

Computer Occupations, All OtherSOC 15-1299 · 1 crosswalk linksComputer and Information Research ScientistsSOC 15-1221 · 1 crosswalk linksFine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and IllustratorsSOC 27-1013 · 1 crosswalk linksHealth Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsSOC 29-9021 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksPostsecondary Teachers, All OtherSOC 25-1199 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION AND INFORMATICS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	Western Governors UniversityBachelor's Degree	Salt Lake City, UT	$89,625	$31,740	+94%	Positive payoff
2	Temple UniversityBachelor's Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$76,927	$25,000	+9%	Positive payoff
3	King UniversityBachelor's Degree	Bristol, TN	$67,134	Not available	-18%	Negative payoff
4	Iowa State UniversityBachelor's Degree	Ames, IA	$49,493	$22,059	-82%	Negative payoff
5	University of South Carolina-UpstateBachelor's Degree	Spartanburg, SC	Not available	$30,289	WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive	$13,557
6	Texas Woman's UniversityBachelor's Degree	Denton, TX	Not available	$23,500	WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive	$11,963

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.