Which Iowa diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Iowa Central Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $15,186, with first-year pay of $50,501.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Iowa?

The median across 10 Iowa diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $51,460 in the first year after graduating and $52,857 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) Programs in Iowa, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs are in Iowa?

10 Iowa programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

10 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Iowa diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $51,460 in their first year, $3,110 less than the national median. Southeastern Community College (Iowa) reports the highest first-year pay ($60,712), and Iowa Central Community College the lowest median debt ($15,186).

Median first-year pay$51,460National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$52,857National $59,487

Median federal debt$21,945National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings42%National 34%

All 10 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	Southeastern Community College (Iowa)West Burlington · public	$60,712	$54,546	Not reported	Not reported
2	Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny · public	$56,681	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo · public	$55,987	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines · private nonprofit	$55,912	$54,255	$31,000	55%
5	Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids · public	$52,364	$58,566	$21,945	42%
6	St Luke's CollegeSioux City · private nonprofit	$50,556	$50,460	$24,000	47%
7	Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge · public	$50,501	$53,854	$15,186	30%
8	Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs · public	$43,991	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
9	Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa · public	$43,781	$51,860	Not reported	Not reported
10	Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport · public	$42,927	$49,503	$17,943	42%

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

Debt and first-year pay at every Iowa diagnostic and treatment professions program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Southeastern Community College (Iowa)$60,712
Des Moines Area Community College$56,681
Hawkeye Community College$55,987
Mercy College of Health Sciences$55,912
Kirkwood Community College$52,364

Lowest median debt

Iowa Central Community College$15,186
Eastern Iowa Community College District$17,943
Kirkwood Community College$21,945
St Luke's College$24,000
Mercy College of Health Sciences$31,000

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 diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$65,930

Median pay in Iowa. 2,550 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $54,360Top 10%: $86,520

Emergency Medical Technicians

$40,660

Median pay in Iowa. 1,510 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $35,600Top 10%: $60,080

Physician Assistants

$134,770

Median pay in Iowa. 1,200 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $102,330Top 10%: $182,940

Respiratory Therapists

$74,760

Median pay in Iowa. 910 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $62,860Top 10%: $86,510

Common questions

Southeastern Community College (Iowa) in West Burlington reports the highest median first-year pay, $60,712.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked496 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 Iowa rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions associate'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