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

Cal State Long Beach reports the lowest median federal debt, $12,936, with first-year pay of $43,594.

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

The median across 6 California health and medical administration bachelor's programs is $44,682 in the first year after graduating and $54,454 five years after.

Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) Programs in California, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many health and medical administration bachelor's programs are in California?

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

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Health and Medical Administrative Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median California health and medical administration bachelor's program pays its graduates $44,682 in their first year, $98 less than the national median. National University reports the highest first-year pay ($64,382), and Cal State Long Beach the lowest median debt ($12,936).

Median first-year pay$44,682National $44,779

Median pay after 5 years$54,454National $58,812

Median federal debt$17,275National $30,000

Debt-to-earnings42%National 67%

All 6 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	National UniversitySan Diego · private nonprofit	$64,382	$66,002	$38,969	61%
2	Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno · private nonprofit	$44,869	Not reported	$25,000	56%
3	CSUNNorthridge · public	$44,779	$63,357	$13,000	29%
4	Cal State Dominguez HillsCarson · public	$44,584	$55,431	$18,250	41%
5	Cal State Long BeachLong Beach · public	$43,594	$65,179	$12,936	30%
6	Cal State San BernardinoSan Bernardino · public	$37,007	$51,257	$16,300	44%

2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

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

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

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

$77,590

Median pay in California. 149,230 people work in this job in California. 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%: $50,870Top 10%: $121,650

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$54,490

Median pay in California. 115,050 people work in this job in California. 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%: $40,650Top 10%: $76,020

Medical Assistants

$49,660

Median pay in California. 117,060 people work in this job in California. 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%: $39,290Top 10%: $77,300

Computer User Support Specialists

$79,570

Median pay in California. 74,490 people work in this job in California. 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%: $52,270Top 10%: $122,750

Common questions

National University in San Diego reports the highest median first-year pay, $64,382. Its median federal debt is $38,969.

Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked215 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in California, ranked32 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 California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the health and medical administration bachelor's 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