National Park College Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
- Public college
- Hot Springs, AR
- About 18 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
National Park College diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn less than graduates of most diagnostic and treatment professions programs nationally, $48,020 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $13,773 in federal loans, less than at 76% of diagnostic and treatment professions programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the Arkansas median of $48,927.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Arkansas and national columns are the medians across all diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, National Park College graduates earn more than the national figure and about $11,955 more than the Arkansas median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Arkansas diagnostic and treatment professions program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Arkansas 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 35% between the first and fifth year.
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 $146 a month, or 3.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
88% of graduates (28 of 32) were working in Arkansas one year after graduating. Prices in the Hot Springs area are about 14% below the national average, so a $48,020 salary here buys what about $56,013 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
$63,640Median pay in Arkansas. 2,210 people work in this job in Arkansas. 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.
Emergency Medical Technicians
$36,230Median pay in Arkansas. 1,120 people work in this job in Arkansas. 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.
Physician Assistants
$118,430Median pay in Arkansas. 850 people work in this job in Arkansas. 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.
Respiratory Therapists
$73,870Median pay in Arkansas. 1,400 people work in this job in Arkansas. 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.
About National Park College
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ranks 2nd of 4 associate's programs at National Park College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($67,783), Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($48,020), and Criminal Justice ($34,904).
Other diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs near Hot Springs
Common questions
The median graduate earns $48,020 one year after graduating and $64,984 five years after. The median across diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs in Arkansas is $48,927.
The median federal loan balance is $13,773, which ranks 3rd lowest of 7 diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs in Arkansas. That works out to about $146 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 29% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 34%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Arkansas programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 88% (28 of 32) were working in Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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