Which New York allied health and medical assisting program has the lowest debt?

Jamestown Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $12,000, with first-year pay of $28,624.

How much do allied health and medical assisting graduates earn in New York?

The median across 25 New York allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $33,679 in the first year after graduating and $42,982 five years after.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many allied health and medical assisting associate's programs are in New York?

25 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 19 of them also report federal debt.

25 programs report first-year pay
19 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $33,679 in their first year, $3,577 less than the national median. Orange County Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($51,727), and Jamestown Community College the lowest median debt ($12,000).

Median first-year pay$33,679National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$42,982National $41,892

Median federal debt$19,145National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings56%National 50%

All 25 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	Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown · public	$51,727	$48,838	$12,728	25%
2	Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn · public	$45,361	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	Genesee Community CollegeBatavia · public	$44,442	$49,426	$18,793	42%
4	Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer · public	$42,322	Not reported	$17,470	41%
5	Nassau Community CollegeGarden City · public	$40,754	$67,428	Not reported	Not reported
6	LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City · public	$40,463	$49,226	$19,125	47%
7	Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry · private nonprofit	$39,267	$55,542	$31,125	79%
8	College of WestchesterWhite Plains · private for-profit	$38,600	$41,488	$20,118	52%
9	Maria College of AlbanyAlbany · private nonprofit	$36,742	$45,402	$26,812	73%
10	SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton · public	$36,125	$42,419	$21,487	59%
11	Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn · public	$36,053	$34,420	$21,038	58%
12	Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusAlbany · private for-profit	$36,011	$30,515	$21,462	60%
13	Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthNew York · private for-profit	$33,679	$36,836	$19,000	56%
14	Erie Community CollegeBuffalo · public	$32,890	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
15	Plaza CollegeForest Hills · private for-profit	$32,837	$33,411	$18,500	56%
16	Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo · private nonprofit	$32,115	$34,900	$24,200	75%
17	Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo · private nonprofit	$31,909	$45,906	$15,395	48%
18	New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsLong Island City · private for-profit	$31,505	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
19	St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island · private for-profit	$30,800	$39,630	$19,165	62%
20	Queensborough Community CollegeBayside · public	$30,634	$45,235	Not reported	Not reported
21	Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNew York · private for-profit	$30,313	$37,583	$21,167	70%
22	St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park · private for-profit	$29,762	$46,276	$14,736	50%
23	Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown · public	$28,624	$41,987	$12,000	42%
24	Monroe UniversityBronx · private for-profit	$25,237	$43,545	$13,900	55%
25	Bronx Community CollegeBronx · public	$23,987	$30,965	Not reported	Not reported

6 programs 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 New York allied health and medical assisting program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 19 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Orange County Community College$51,727
Kingsborough Community College$45,361
Genesee Community College$44,442
Herkimer County Community College$42,322
Nassau Community College$40,754

Lowest median debt

Jamestown Community College$12,000
Orange County Community College$12,728
Monroe University$13,900
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens$14,736
Villa Maria College$15,395

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 allied health and medical assisting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Medical Assistants

$48,000

Median pay in New York. 40,710 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $37,280Top 10%: $59,480

Pharmacy Technicians

$43,930

Median pay in New York. 24,400 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $36,540Top 10%: $64,690

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$97,280

Median pay in New York. 16,460 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,060Top 10%: $132,530

Surgical Technologists

$79,550

Median pay in New York. 6,540 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $53,680Top 10%: $105,330

Common questions

Orange County Community College in Middletown reports the highest median first-year pay, $51,727. Its median federal debt is $12,728.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked376 programs by pay and debt Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Certificate) programs in New York, ranked15 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 New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the allied health and medical assisting 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