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

Sheridan Technical College reports the lowest median federal debt, $5,375, with first-year pay of $31,192.

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

The median across 19 Florida health and medical administration certificate programs is $31,398 in the first year after graduating and $31,162 five years after.

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

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

19 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

19 programs report first-year pay
14 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 Florida health and medical administration certificate program pays its graduates $31,398 in their first year, $2,823 more than the national median. Seminole State College of Florida reports the highest first-year pay ($37,000), and Sheridan Technical College the lowest median debt ($5,375).

Median first-year pay$31,398National $28,575

Median pay after 5 years$31,162National $33,117

Median federal debt$12,778National $10,875

Debt-to-earnings42%National 41%

All 19 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	Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · public	$37,000	Not reported	$15,750	43%
2	St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg · public	$36,407	$39,412	$20,819	57%
3	Polk State CollegeWinter Haven · public	$35,095	Not reported	$14,479	41%
4	Florida National UniversityHialeah · private for-profit	$34,090	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
5	Erwin Technical CollegeTampa · public	$33,313	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
6	Southern Technical College (Fort Myers, Florida)Fort Myers · private for-profit	$32,981	$36,584	$15,333	46%
7	Meridian CollegeSarasota · private for-profit	$32,764	$31,104	$14,750	45%
8	Cape Coral Technical CollegeCape Coral · public	$32,181	$28,791	Not reported	Not reported
9	Daytona CollegeOrmond Beach · private for-profit	$32,099	$29,931	$11,077	35%
10	Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg · public	$31,398	Not reported	$11,034	35%
11	Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood · public	$31,192	$30,234	$5,375	17%
12	Concorde Career Institute-JacksonvilleJacksonville · private for-profit	$29,199	$30,683	$9,500	33%
13	Fortis College-Orange ParkOrange Park · private for-profit	$28,967	$35,769	$17,280	60%
14	Concorde Career Institute-TampaTampa · private for-profit	$25,803	$38,146	$9,500	37%
15	College of Business and TechnologyMiami · private for-profit	$25,176	$31,220	$9,500	38%
16	Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee · public	$24,830	$34,979	Not reported	Not reported
17	Tom P. Haney Technical CollegePanama City · public	$23,702	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
18	Ultimate Medical AcademyClearwater · private nonprofit	$21,310	$25,686	$16,112	76%
19	Florida Education InstituteMiami · private for-profit	$20,083	$27,032	$9,500	47%

5 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Seminole State College of Florida$37,000
St Petersburg College$36,407
Polk State College$35,095
Florida National University$34,090
Erwin Technical College$33,313

Lowest median debt

Sheridan Technical College$5,375
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville$9,500
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa$9,500
College of Business and Technology$9,500
Florida Education Institute$9,500

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

$64,360

Median pay in Florida. 93,850 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $43,720Top 10%: $101,670

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$41,730

Median pay in Florida. 96,000 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $35,900Top 10%: $56,030

Medical Assistants

$43,680

Median pay in Florida. 66,110 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $35,880Top 10%: $49,040

Computer User Support Specialists

$58,740

Median pay in Florida. 51,220 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $38,750Top 10%: $97,560

Common questions

Seminole State College of Florida in Sanford reports the highest median first-year pay, $37,000. Its median federal debt is $15,750.

Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked281 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Florida, ranked10 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 Florida 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