Is a health and medical administration degree from DeVry University worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 126% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 67%. Compare the cost with other Illinois programs before deciding.

DeVry University Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: How much debt do DeVry University health and medical administration graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $54,705, which ranks 10th lowest of 10 health and medical administration bachelor's programs in Illinois. That works out to about $580 a month over 10 years.

Bachelor's in Health and Medical Administrative Services
Private for-profit university
Lisle, IL
About 48 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

DeVry University health and medical administration graduates earn about what health and medical administration graduates earn nationally, $43,316 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $54,705 in federal loans, more than at 97% of health and medical administration programs in the country. Several Illinois programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$43,31642nd percentile of 215 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$55,01427% more than year one

Median federal debt$54,70510th lowest of 10 Illinois programs

Debt-to-earnings126%Illinois median 52%, national 67%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Illinois and national columns are the medians across all health and medical administration bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	DeVry University	Illinois	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$43,316	$45,365	$44,779
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$55,014	$66,676	$58,812
Median federal debt at graduation	$54,705	$28,149	$30,000
Debt as share of first-year pay	126%	52%	67%
Programs compared		10	215

Five years out, DeVry University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $11,662 less than the Illinois median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Illinois health and medical administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Illinois medians.

DeVry UniversityOther Illinois programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 27% between the first and fifth year.

DeVry University grads, year 1$43,316

DeVry University grads, year 5$55,014

All Illinois health and medical administration grads, year 5$66,676

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $580 a month, or 16.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Two years into repayment (163 borrowers)	Share
Paid off in full	10% or less
Paying down the balance	10% or less
Paused payments (forbearance)	30–39%
In default	10% or less

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Chicago area are about 4% above the national average, so a $43,316 salary here buys what about $41,813 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to health and medical administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$69,010

Median pay in Illinois. 42,400 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $46,780Top 10%: $103,770

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$46,670

Median pay in Illinois. 27,560 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 89,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $37,440Top 10%: $58,320

Medical Assistants

$46,090

Median pay in Illinois. 20,260 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 109,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $36,400Top 10%: $56,590

Computer User Support Specialists

$59,860

Median pay in Illinois. 26,060 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 39,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.

Bottom 10%: $40,440Top 10%: $96,040

About DeVry University

Tuition and fees	$17,408 / year
Average net price after aid	$30,770 / year
Admission rate	98%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	37%
Undergraduate students	27,825

Health and Medical Administration ranks 11th of 13 bachelor's programs at DeVry University by first-year earnings. The top three are Medical Laboratory Science ($70,874), Electrical Engineering Technology ($67,395), and Electromechanical Technology ($62,864).

Other health and medical administration bachelor's programs near Lisle

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
DeVry UniversityLisle, IL · private for-profit		$43,316	$54,705
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL · private nonprofit	17 mi	$65,314	$28,162
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL · private nonprofit	19 mi	$83,104	$28,135
UICChicago, IL · public	24 mi	$44,526	$20,000
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL · private nonprofit	26 mi	$46,203	$36,305
Loyola ChicagoChicago, IL · private nonprofit	27 mi	$57,876	$23,000
Governors StateUniversity Park, IL · public	32 mi	$44,498	$30,291
IU NorthwestGary, IN · public	44 mi	$38,620	$31,123
UW-ParksideKenosha, WI · public	60 mi	$50,190	$32,322

Common questions

The median graduate earns $43,316 one year after graduating and $55,014 five years after. The median across health and medical administration bachelor's programs in Illinois is $45,365.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
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 Illinois comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the health and medical administration program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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