Which Carrington College-Sacramento associate's program has the lowest debt?

Health Sciences graduates leave with a median of $15,888 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Carrington College-Sacramento associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Carrington College-Sacramento cost?

Tuition and fees for the school's largest program are $22,182 for the whole program. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for that program is $41,338.

How many Carrington College-Sacramento programs report graduate pay?

7 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs at Carrington College-Sacramento report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Carrington College-Sacramento Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private for-profit college
Sacramento, CA
2,168 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 Carrington College-Sacramento associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($104,423), and Health Sciences the least ($29,853). The median program pays $61,881. Carrington College-Sacramento also has 6 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition for the largest program$22,182Tuition and fees for the whole program

Net price, largest program$41,338After aid, for the whole program

Graduation rate51%Within 6 years

All 7 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across California. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
1	NursingAbout 93 graduates a year	$104,423	$117,741	$35,740	8th of 53
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 118 graduates a year	$70,541	$70,000	$32,350	5th of 7
3	Practical NursingAbout 94 graduates a year	$65,035	$89,259	$32,832	3rd of 7
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 5 graduates a year	$61,881	$48,293	$29,755	1st of 16
5	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$36,236	$42,788	$20,000	3rd of 4
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 1 graduates a year	$35,994	$41,940	$16,374	1st of 21
7	Health SciencesAbout 69 graduates a year	$29,853	Not reported	$15,888	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five California programs in the field do too.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 6 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across California. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$68,261	$63,868	$20,000	7th of 24
2	Practical NursingAbout 94 graduates a year	$60,778	$71,283	$17,375	7th of 41
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 287 graduates a year	$32,311	$36,574	$9,126	9th of 55
4	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 486 graduates a year	$30,476	$41,353	$9,500	9th of 32
5	Criminal JusticeGraduates a year not reported	$30,217	Not reported	$8,045	8th of 11
6	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 123 graduates a year	$28,060	$36,206	$9,151	8th of 29

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$104,423
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$70,541
Practical Nursing$65,035
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$61,881
Veterinary Technology$36,236

Lowest median debt

Health Sciences$15,888
Criminal Justice$16,374
Veterinary Technology$20,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$29,755
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$32,350

Largest programs

Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 118 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 94 graduates a year
NursingAbout 93 graduates a year
Health SciencesAbout 69 graduates a year
Veterinary TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $104,423 in their first year, the most of 7 Carrington College-Sacramento associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels