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

The median across 9 Mississippi diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $45,024 in the first year after graduating and $46,422 five years after.

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

Q: Which Mississippi diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Meridian Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,625, with first-year pay of $43,829.

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

9 Mississippi programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

9 programs report first-year pay
7 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 Mississippi diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $45,024 in their first year, $9,546 less than the national median. Hinds Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($56,165), and Meridian Community College the lowest median debt ($8,625).

Median first-year pay$45,024National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$46,422National $59,487

Median federal debt$12,000National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings26%National 34%

All 9 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	Hinds Community CollegeRaymond · public	$56,165	$62,023	$18,752	33%
2	Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville · public	$50,246	$41,614	$13,072	26%
3	Itawamba Community CollegeFulton · public	$47,596	$51,529	$9,057	19%
4	Holmes Community CollegeGoodman · public	$45,804	Not reported	$12,125	26%
5	Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia · public	$45,024	$52,560	$10,299	23%
6	Meridian Community CollegeMeridian · public	$43,829	$46,119	$8,625	20%
7	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston · public	$41,228	$46,422	$12,000	29%
8	Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead · public	$34,670	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
9	Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville · public	$34,402	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Mississippi Delta Community College and Northeast Mississippi Community College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Hinds Community College$56,165
Pearl River Community College$50,246
Itawamba Community College$47,596
Holmes Community College$45,804
Northwest Mississippi Community College$45,024

Lowest median debt

Meridian Community College$8,625
Itawamba Community College$9,057
Northwest Mississippi Community College$10,299
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College$12,000
Holmes Community College$12,125

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

$59,300

Median pay in Mississippi. 2,510 people work in this job in Mississippi. 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%: $40,740Top 10%: $78,090

Emergency Medical Technicians

$36,630

Median pay in Mississippi. 1,390 people work in this job in Mississippi. 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%: $26,760Top 10%: $48,290

Physician Assistants

$105,920

Median pay in Mississippi. 320 people work in this job in Mississippi. 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%: $44,030Top 10%: $165,630

Respiratory Therapists

$63,270

Median pay in Mississippi. 1,670 people work in this job in Mississippi. 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%: $50,180Top 10%: $80,460

Common questions

Hinds Community College in Raymond reports the highest median first-year pay, $56,165. Its median federal debt is $18,752.

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 Mississippi 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