Tyler Junior College Health and Medical Administration (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Associate's in Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Public college
  • Tyler, TX
  • About 35 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Tyler Junior College health and medical administration graduates earn about what health and medical administration graduates earn nationally, $35,225 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $19,717 in federal loans, close to the national median of $22,019. One other Texas program reports higher pay.

First-year earnings$35,22562nd percentile of 182 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$39,16111% more than year one
Median federal debt$19,7173rd lowest of 5 Texas programs
Debt-to-earnings56%Texas median 56%, national 64%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all health and medical administration associate's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, Tyler Junior College graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the Texas median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas health and medical administration program

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

Tyler Junior CollegeOther Texas programs

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What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 11% between the first and fifth year.

Tyler Junior College grads, year 1$35,225
Tyler Junior College grads, year 5$39,161
All Texas health and medical administration grads, year 5$39,161

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 $209 a month, or 7.1% 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

92% of graduates (24 of 26) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Tyler area are about 8% below the national average, so a $35,225 salary here buys what about $38,223 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

$64,940

Median pay in Texas. 160,600 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $43,320Top 10%: $103,540

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$42,910

Median pay in Texas. 78,740 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $33,090Top 10%: $56,570

Medical Assistants

$39,520

Median pay in Texas. 75,340 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $31,200Top 10%: $49,260

Computer User Support Specialists

$59,490

Median pay in Texas. 72,030 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $38,690Top 10%: $90,140

About Tyler Junior College

Health and Medical Administration ranks 6th of 10 associate's programs at Tyler Junior College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($66,769), Electromechanical Technology ($64,741), and Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($56,686).

Common questions

The median graduate earns $35,225 one year after graduating and $39,161 five years after. The median across health and medical administration associate's programs in Texas is $32,219.

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 Texas 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

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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