Sullivan University Health and Medical Administration (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Certificate in Health and Medical Administrative Services
- Private for-profit university
- Louisville, KY
- About 27 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Sullivan University health and medical administration graduates earn more than graduates of most health and medical administration programs nationally, $38,362 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $21,031 in federal loans, more than at 90% of health and medical administration programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying health and medical administration programs in Kentucky.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Kentucky and national columns are the medians across all health and medical administration certificate programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Sullivan University graduates earn more than the national figure and about $4,755 more than the Kentucky median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Kentucky health and medical administration program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Kentucky 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 6% 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 $223 a month, or 7.0% 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
74% of graduates (25 of 34) were working in Kentucky one year after graduating. Prices in the Louisville area are about 7% below the national average, so a $38,362 salary here buys what about $41,217 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
$63,180Median pay in Kentucky. 19,670 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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
$38,750Median pay in Kentucky. 26,430 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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
$39,270Median pay in Kentucky. 13,440 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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
$57,850Median pay in Kentucky. 9,460 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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 Sullivan University
Health and Medical Administration ranks 3rd of 4 certificate programs at Sullivan University by first-year earnings. The top three are Environmental Control Technology ($44,966), Practical Nursing ($40,909), and Health and Medical Administration ($38,362).
Other health and medical administration certificate programs near Louisville
Common questions
The median graduate earns $38,362 one year after graduating and $40,577 five years after. The median across health and medical administration certificate programs in Kentucky is $26,674.
The median federal loan balance is $21,031, which ranks 11th lowest of 13 health and medical administration certificate programs in Kentucky. That works out to about $223 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 55% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 41%. Compare the cost with other Kentucky programs before deciding.
Most do. 74% (25 of 34) were working in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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