Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences Health and Medical Administration (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Certificate in Health and Medical Administrative Services
- Private for-profit college
- New York, NY
- About 35 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences health and medical administration graduates earn less than graduates of most health and medical administration programs nationally, $22,780 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $15,832 in federal loans, close to the national median of $10,875. Several New York programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all health and medical administration certificate programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences graduates earn more than the national figure and about $4,739 more than the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York health and medical administration program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York 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 78% 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 $168 a month, or 8.8% 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
90% of graduates (35 of 39) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $22,780 salary here buys what about $20,238 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
$79,170Median pay in New York. 83,110 people work in this job in New York. 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
$47,710Median pay in New York. 57,720 people work in this job in New York. 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
$48,000Median pay in New York. 40,710 people work in this job in New York. 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
$72,560Median pay in New York. 39,100 people work in this job in New York. 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 Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
Health and Medical Administration ranks 2nd of 2 certificate programs at Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences by first-year earnings. The other is Allied Health and Medical Assisting ($32,917).
Other health and medical administration certificate programs near New York
Common questions
The median graduate earns $22,780 one year after graduating and $40,568 five years after. The median across health and medical administration certificate programs in New York is $26,141.
The median federal loan balance is $15,832, which ranks 3rd lowest of 5 health and medical administration certificate programs in New York. That works out to about $168 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 69% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 41%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.
Most do. 90% (35 of 39) were working in New York 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 New York 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