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

Delta College South reports the lowest median federal debt, $6,413, with first-year pay of $25,287.

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

The median across 10 Louisiana health and medical administration certificate programs is $25,728 in the first year after graduating and $27,735 five years after.

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

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

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

10 programs report first-year pay
8 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 Louisiana health and medical administration certificate program pays its graduates $25,728 in their first year, $2,847 less than the national median. Delgado Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($28,354), and Delta College South the lowest median debt ($6,413).

Median first-year pay$25,728National $28,575

Median pay after 5 years$27,735National $33,117

Median federal debt$13,875National $10,875

Debt-to-earnings49%National 41%

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	Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans · public	$28,354	$28,022	$25,000	88%
2	Delta College IncCovington · private for-profit	$26,838	$27,735	$6,722	25%
3	Fortis College-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · private for-profit	$26,833	$32,926	$13,875	52%
4	LSU EuniceEunice · public	$26,515	Not reported	$14,250	54%
5	Compass Career CollegeHammond · private for-profit	$26,169	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
6	Delta College SouthBaton Rouge · private for-profit	$25,287	$30,704	$6,413	25%
7	Delta College of Arts & TechnologyBaton Rouge · private for-profit	$23,288	$26,694	$9,217	40%
8	Unitech Training Academy-LafayetteLafayette · private for-profit	$22,584	$26,458	$10,372	46%
9	Blue Cliff College-MetairieMetairie · private for-profit	$20,985	Not reported	$17,375	83%
10	Williams Technical CollegeHouma · private for-profit	$12,397	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Compass Career College and Williams Technical College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Delgado Community College$28,354
Delta College Inc$26,838
Fortis College-Baton Rouge$26,833
LSU Eunice$26,515
Compass Career College$26,169

Lowest median debt

Delta College South$6,413
Delta College Inc$6,722
Delta College of Arts & Technology$9,217
Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette$10,372
Fortis College-Baton Rouge$13,875

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

$57,180

Median pay in Louisiana. 20,810 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $37,780Top 10%: $85,350

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$36,930

Median pay in Louisiana. 2,970 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $30,090Top 10%: $49,050

Medical Assistants

$36,320

Median pay in Louisiana. 12,310 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $28,970Top 10%: $44,460

Computer User Support Specialists

$52,440

Median pay in Louisiana. 4,780 people work in this job in Louisiana. 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%: $36,510Top 10%: $90,610

Common questions

Delgado Community College in New Orleans reports the highest median first-year pay, $28,354. Its median federal debt is $25,000.

Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked281 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 Louisiana 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