Is a diagnostic and treatment professions degree from Mercy College of Ohio worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 40% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 34%. Compare the cost with other Ohio programs before deciding.

Mercy College of Ohio Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: How much debt do Mercy College of Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $21,500, which ranks 18th lowest of 22 diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs in Ohio. That works out to about $228 a month over 10 years.

Q: Do Mercy College of Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions graduates stay in Ohio?

Most do. 56% (20 of 36) were working in Ohio one year after graduating.

Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Private nonprofit college
Toledo, OH
About 26 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Mercy College of Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn about what diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn nationally, $53,844 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $21,500 in federal loans, close to the national median of $18,592. Several Ohio programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$53,84446th percentile of 496 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$57,0366% more than year one

Median federal debt$21,50018th lowest of 22 Ohio programs

Debt-to-earnings40%Ohio median 36%, national 34%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs that report the figure.

	Mercy College of Ohio	Ohio	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$53,844	$51,079	$54,570
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$57,036	$57,120	$59,487
Median federal debt at graduation	$21,500	$18,285	$18,592
Debt as share of first-year pay	40%	36%	34%
Programs compared		22	496

Five years out, Mercy College of Ohio graduates earn less than the national figure and about the same as the Ohio median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions program

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

Mercy College of OhioOther Ohio 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 6% between the first and fifth year.

Mercy College of Ohio grads, year 1$53,844

Mercy College of Ohio grads, year 5$57,036

All Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions grads, year 5$57,120

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 $6,104 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.

Pell Grant recipients, year 1 earnings$48,901Median debt $33,125

Other graduates, year 1 earnings$55,005Median debt $17,500

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $228 a month, or 5.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Two years into repayment (73 borrowers)	Share
Paid off in full	20% or less
Paying down the balance	40–59%
Paused payments (forbearance)	20% or less
In default	20% 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

56% of graduates (20 of 36) were working in Ohio one year after graduating. Prices in the Toledo area are about 9% below the national average, so a $53,844 salary here buys what about $58,875 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 diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$78,320

Median pay in Ohio. 9,570 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,360Top 10%: $98,450

Emergency Medical Technicians

$40,220

Median pay in Ohio. 5,560 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $34,940Top 10%: $53,960

Physician Assistants

$132,090

Median pay in Ohio. 4,900 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $96,460Top 10%: $210,350

Respiratory Therapists

$79,920

Median pay in Ohio. 6,640 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $65,580Top 10%: $97,030

About Mercy College of Ohio

Tuition and fees	$19,470 / year
Average net price after aid	$17,989 / year
Admission rate	93%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	56%
Undergraduate students	939

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ranks 3rd of 3 associate's programs at Mercy College of Ohio by first-year earnings. The others are Nursing ($69,485) and Health Sciences ($66,917).

Other diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs near Toledo

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH · private nonprofit		$53,844	$21,500
Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, OH · public	5 mi	$45,468	$21,750
Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee, OH · private for-profit	9 mi	$42,769	$30,902
Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe, MI · public	18 mi	$63,378	$13,881
Bowling Green StateBowling Green, OH · public	20 mi	$46,772	$24,000
Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, MI · public	42 mi	$54,371	$25,418
Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, MI · public	49 mi	$58,792	$20,828
Jackson CollegeJackson, MI · public	56 mi	$48,583	$22,312

Common questions

The median graduate earns $53,844 one year after graduating and $57,036 five years after. The median across diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs in Ohio is $51,079.

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 Ohio 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 diagnostic and treatment professions 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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