Health Sciences (Associate's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- 6 programs report first-year pay
- 6 also report federal debt
- Associate's in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
The median New York health sciences associate's program pays its graduates $29,276 in their first year, $4,349 less than the national median. North Country Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($50,293), and BMCC the lowest median debt ($6,442).
All 6 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.
2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York health sciences 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 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
Lowest median debt
- BMCC$6,442
- Queensborough Community College$7,000
- SUNY Broome Community College$12,000
- Fulton-Montgomery Community College$14,160
- North Country Community College$17,110
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 sciences, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Health Education Specialists
$62,560Median pay in New York. 4,150 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Community Health Workers
$58,130Median pay in New York. 5,800 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Common questions
North Country Community College in Saranac Lake reports the highest median first-year pay, $50,293. Its median federal debt is $17,110.
BMCC reports the lowest median federal debt, $6,442, with first-year pay of $22,909.
The median across 6 New York health sciences associate's programs is $29,276 in the first year after graduating and $50,988 five years after.
6 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.
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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 health sciences 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