How much do health and medical administration graduates earn in North Carolina?

The median across 15 North Carolina health and medical administration associate's programs is $30,208 in the first year after graduating and $33,939 five years after.

How many health and medical administration associate's programs are in North Carolina?

15 North Carolina programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Health and Medical Administration (Associate's) Programs in North Carolina, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which North Carolina health and medical administration program has the lowest debt?

Catawba Valley Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,187, with first-year pay of $29,469.

15 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Associate's in Health and Medical Administrative Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median North Carolina health and medical administration associate's program pays its graduates $30,208 in their first year, $2,548 less than the national median. Durham Technical Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($38,041), and Catawba Valley Community College the lowest median debt ($9,187).

Median first-year pay$30,208National $32,756

Median pay after 5 years$33,939National $36,762

Median federal debt$24,498National $22,019

Debt-to-earnings80%National 64%

All 15 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	Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham · public	$38,041	Not reported	$36,237	95%
2	Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville · public	$37,553	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh · public	$35,381	$36,047	$31,304	88%
4	Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem · public	$35,288	$36,439	$20,915	59%
5	Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte · public	$35,101	$39,541	Not reported	Not reported
6	Gaston CollegeDallas · public	$32,602	$32,171	Not reported	Not reported
7	Pitt Community CollegeWinterville · public	$30,616	$36,130	$24,746	81%
8	Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown · public	$30,208	$34,817	$24,250	80%
9	Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield · public	$30,106	$36,353	Not reported	Not reported
10	Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury · public	$30,022	$37,844	Not reported	Not reported
11	Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory · public	$29,469	$37,279	$9,187	31%
12	Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville · public	$28,668	$31,772	$21,893	76%
13	Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford · public	$28,178	$31,995	Not reported	Not reported
14	Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson · public	$24,275	$26,695	Not reported	Not reported
15	Craven Community CollegeNew Bern · public	$21,329	$33,939	Not reported	Not reported

8 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 North Carolina health and medical administration program

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

Durham Technical Community College$38,041
Davidson-Davie Community College$37,553
Wake Technical Community College$35,381
Forsyth Technical Community College$35,288
Central Piedmont Community College$35,101

Lowest median debt

Catawba Valley Community College$9,187
Forsyth Technical Community College$20,915
Fayetteville Technical Community College$21,893
Guilford Technical Community College$24,250
Pitt Community College$24,746

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

$62,340

Median pay in North Carolina. 35,830 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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%: $43,880Top 10%: $97,900

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$44,190

Median pay in North Carolina. 56,840 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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%: $35,880Top 10%: $55,290

Medical Assistants

$45,140

Median pay in North Carolina. 23,650 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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%: $36,010Top 10%: $50,850

Computer User Support Specialists

$60,120

Median pay in North Carolina. 23,100 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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%: $38,270Top 10%: $97,210

Common questions

Durham Technical Community College in Durham reports the highest median first-year pay, $38,041. Its median federal debt is $36,237.

Health and Medical Administration (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked182 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in North Carolina, ranked9 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in North Carolina, ranked12 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 North Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the health and medical administration 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