Which Arizona health and medical administration program has the lowest debt?

Pima Medical Institute-Tucson reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,708, with first-year pay of $28,219.

How much do health and medical administration graduates earn in Arizona?

The median across 8 Arizona health and medical administration certificate programs is $30,487 in the first year after graduating and $36,443 five years after.

Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) Programs in Arizona, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many health and medical administration certificate programs are in Arizona?

8 Arizona programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

8 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Certificate in Health and Medical Administrative Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Arizona health and medical administration certificate program pays its graduates $30,487 in their first year, $1,912 more than the national median. Phoenix College reports the highest first-year pay ($34,608), and Pima Medical Institute-Tucson the lowest median debt ($8,708).

Median first-year pay$30,487National $28,575

Median pay after 5 years$36,443National $33,117

Median federal debt$11,147National $10,875

Debt-to-earnings35%National 41%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Phoenix CollegePhoenix · public	$34,608	$36,390	Not reported	Not reported
2	GateWay Community CollegePhoenix · public	$33,379	$44,215	$14,088	42%
3	Brookline College-PhoenixPhoenix · private for-profit	$32,951	$35,187	$11,650	35%
4	Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe · private for-profit	$30,574	$37,559	$10,643	35%
5	Pima Community CollegeTucson · public	$30,399	$34,681	Not reported	Not reported
6	Carrington College-Phoenix NorthPhoenix · private for-profit	$29,076	$36,496	$9,500	33%
7	Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson · private for-profit	$28,219	$34,662	$8,708	31%
8	University of PhoenixPhoenix · private for-profit	$28,201	$37,864	$12,125	43%

Phoenix College and Pima Community College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Phoenix College$34,608
GateWay Community College$33,379
Brookline College-Phoenix$32,951
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe$30,574
Pima Community College$30,399

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$64,250

Median pay in Arizona. 31,930 people work in this job in Arizona. 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%: $45,410Top 10%: $95,020

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$45,820

Median pay in Arizona. 18,090 people work in this job in Arizona. 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%: $33,860Top 10%: $60,110

Medical Assistants

$45,940

Median pay in Arizona. 21,460 people work in this job in Arizona. 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%: $38,100Top 10%: $51,310

Computer User Support Specialists

$61,410

Median pay in Arizona. 18,780 people work in this job in Arizona. 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%: $43,750Top 10%: $94,640

Common questions

Phoenix College in Phoenix reports the highest median first-year pay, $34,608.

Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked281 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Arizona, ranked6 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Associate's) programs in Arizona, ranked7 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Arizona rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the health and medical administration certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024