How much debt do UIC health and medical administration graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $20,000, which ranks the lowest of 10 health and medical administration bachelor's programs in Illinois. That works out to about $212 a month over 10 years.

Is a health and medical administration degree from UIC worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 45% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 67%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Illinois programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.

UIC Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: Do UIC health and medical administration graduates stay in Illinois?

Most do. 94% (59 of 63) were working in Illinois one year after graduating.

Bachelor's in Health and Medical Administrative Services
Public university
Chicago, IL
About 33 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

UIC health and medical administration graduates earn about what health and medical administration graduates earn nationally, $44,526 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $20,000 in federal loans, less than at 92% of health and medical administration programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying health and medical administration degrees in Illinois.

First-year earnings$44,52648th percentile of 215 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$66,15849% more than year one

Median federal debt$20,000The lowest of 10 Illinois programs

Debt-to-earnings45%Illinois median 52%, national 67%

How it compares

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

	UIC	Illinois	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$44,526	$45,365	$44,779
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$66,158	$66,676	$58,812
Median federal debt at graduation	$20,000	$28,149	$30,000
Debt as share of first-year pay	45%	52%	67%
Programs compared		10	215

Five years out, UIC graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the Illinois median.

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

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

UICOther Illinois programs

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 49% between the first and fifth year.

UIC grads, year 1$44,526

UIC grads, year 5$66,158

All Illinois health and medical administration grads, year 5$66,676

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 $212 a month, or 5.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Two years into repayment (57 borrowers)	Share
Paid off in full	20–39%
Paying down the balance	20–39%
Paused payments (forbearance)	20% or less
In default	20% or less

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

94% of graduates (59 of 63) were working in Illinois one year after graduating. Prices in the Chicago area are about 4% above the national average, so a $44,526 salary here buys what about $42,981 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

$69,010

Median pay in Illinois. 42,400 people work in this job in Illinois. 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%: $46,780Top 10%: $103,770

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$46,670

Median pay in Illinois. 27,560 people work in this job in Illinois. 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%: $37,440Top 10%: $58,320

Medical Assistants

$46,090

Median pay in Illinois. 20,260 people work in this job in Illinois. 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%: $36,400Top 10%: $56,590

Computer User Support Specialists

$59,860

Median pay in Illinois. 26,060 people work in this job in Illinois. 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%: $40,440Top 10%: $96,040

About UIC

In-state tuition and fees	$14,338 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$29,884 / year
Average net price after aid	$10,974 / year
Admission rate	77%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	62%
Undergraduate students	22,170

Health and Medical Administration ranks 17th of 46 bachelor's programs at UIC by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($78,040), Nursing ($75,045), and Electrical Engineering ($72,926).

Other health and medical administration bachelor's programs near Chicago

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
UICChicago, IL · public		$44,526	$20,000
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL · private nonprofit	1 mi	$46,203	$36,305
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL · private nonprofit	8 mi	$65,314	$28,162
Loyola ChicagoChicago, IL · private nonprofit	9 mi	$57,876	$23,000
DeVry UniversityLisle, IL · private for-profit	24 mi	$43,316	$54,705
IU NorthwestGary, IN · public	27 mi	$38,620	$31,123
Governors StateUniversity Park, IL · public	29 mi	$44,498	$30,291
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL · private nonprofit	33 mi	$83,104	$28,135
UW-ParksideKenosha, WI · public	55 mi	$50,190	$32,322

Common questions

The median graduate earns $44,526 one year after graduating and $66,158 five years after. The median across health and medical administration bachelor's programs in Illinois is $45,365.

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 Illinois 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

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