NUC University Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Associate's in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
- Private for-profit university
- Bayamon, PR
- About 249 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
NUC University allied health and medical assisting graduates earn less than graduates of most allied health and medical assisting programs nationally, $16,325 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $9,500 in federal loans, less than at 96% of allied health and medical assisting programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying allied health and medical assisting degrees in Puerto Rico.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Puerto Rico and national columns are the medians across all allied health and medical assisting associate's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, NUC University graduates earn less than the national figure and about the same as the Puerto Rico median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Puerto Rico allied health and medical assisting program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Puerto Rico 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 31% 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 $101 a month, or 7.4% 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
76% of graduates (155 of 204) were working in Puerto Rico one year after graduating.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to allied health and medical assisting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Medical Assistants
$46,120Median pay in Puerto Rico. 660 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. 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.
Pharmacy Technicians
$29,520Median pay in Puerto Rico. 5,820 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
$37,790Median pay in Puerto Rico. 3,390 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Surgical Technologists
$30,600Median pay in Puerto Rico. 1,080 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
About NUC University
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ranks 8th of 11 associate's programs at NUC University by first-year earnings. The top three are Business Administration ($34,933), Computer Networking ($29,964), and Electrical Engineering Technology ($26,836).
Other allied health and medical assisting associate's programs near Bayamon
Common questions
The median graduate earns $16,325 one year after graduating and $21,411 five years after. The median across allied health and medical assisting associate's programs in Puerto Rico is $12,093.
The median federal loan balance is $9,500, which ranks 6th lowest of 8 allied health and medical assisting associate's programs in Puerto Rico. That works out to about $101 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 58% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 50%. Compare the cost with other Puerto Rico programs before deciding.
Most do. 76% (155 of 204) were working in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico 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 allied health and medical assisting 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