East Carolina University Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Health and Medical Administrative Services
- Public university
- Greenville, NC
- About 93 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
East Carolina University health and medical administration graduates earn less than graduates of most health and medical administration programs nationally, $38,900 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $24,459 in federal loans, less than at 81% of health and medical administration programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying health and medical administration degrees in North Carolina.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The North Carolina and national columns are the medians across all health and medical administration bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, East Carolina University graduates earn more than the national figure and about $5,300 more than the North Carolina median.
Debt and first-year pay at every North Carolina health and medical administration program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the North Carolina medians.
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 65% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned slightly more in their first year than other graduates, but borrowed more: a median of $25,500 against $19,500.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $259 a month, or 8.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
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
89% of graduates (51 of 57) were working in North Carolina one year after graduating. Prices in the Greenville area are about 12% below the national average, so a $38,900 salary here buys what about $44,004 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
$62,340Median pay in North Carolina. 35,830 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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.
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
$44,190Median pay in North Carolina. 56,840 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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.
Medical Assistants
$45,140Median pay in North Carolina. 23,650 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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.
Computer User Support Specialists
$60,120Median pay in North Carolina. 23,100 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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.
About East Carolina University
Health and Medical Administration ranks 23rd of 45 bachelor's programs at East Carolina University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($72,051), Other Engineering Technology ($72,022), and Computer and Information Science ($69,442).
Other health and medical administration bachelor's programs near Greenville
Common questions
The median graduate earns $38,900 one year after graduating and $64,364 five years after. The median across health and medical administration bachelor's programs in North Carolina is $38,900.
The median federal loan balance is $24,459, which ranks 3rd lowest of 8 health and medical administration bachelor's programs in North Carolina. That works out to about $259 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 63% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 67%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several North Carolina programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 89% (51 of 57) were working in North Carolina one year after graduating.
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 North Carolina 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