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

James A. Rhodes State College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,929, with first-year pay of $29,932.

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

The median across 17 Ohio allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $35,365 in the first year after graduating and $41,472 five years after.

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

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

17 Ohio programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

17 programs report first-year pay
16 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 Ohio allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $35,365 in their first year, $1,891 less than the national median. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($41,891), and James A. Rhodes State College the lowest median debt ($9,929).

Median first-year pay$35,365National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$41,472National $41,892

Median federal debt$18,225National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings54%National 50%

All 17 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	Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati · public	$41,891	$41,522	$22,525	54%
2	Kent StateKent · public	$40,671	$46,534	$28,878	71%
3	Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland · public	$38,335	$41,472	$17,500	46%
4	Marion Technical College (Ohio)Marion · public	$37,040	$46,742	$14,196	38%
5	University of CincinnatiCincinnati · public	$36,862	$43,512	$25,875	70%
6	Shawnee StatePortsmouth · public	$36,376	$45,228	$16,999	47%
7	Professional Skills InstituteMaumee · private for-profit	$35,434	$43,584	Not reported	Not reported
8	Hocking CollegeNelsonville · public	$35,370	$41,777	$17,146	48%
9	Clark State CollegeSpringfield · public	$35,365	$45,391	$21,084	60%
10	North Central State CollegeMansfield · public	$34,503	$42,308	$13,667	40%
11	Sinclair Community CollegeDayton · public	$33,709	$39,779	$18,225	54%
12	Lorain County Community CollegeElyria · public	$33,693	$43,561	$26,750	79%
13	Owens Community CollegePerrysburg · public	$33,188	$40,300	$19,649	59%
14	Zane State CollegeZanesville · public	$30,035	$35,585	$12,966	43%
15	James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima · public	$29,932	$37,660	$9,929	33%
16	Washington State College of OhioMarietta · public	$29,810	$42,071	$16,500	55%
17	Stark State CollegeNorth Canton · public	$28,616	$37,322	$20,364	71%

Professional Skills Institute reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio allied health and medical assisting program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 16 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College$41,891
Kent State$40,671
Cuyahoga Community College District$38,335
Marion Technical College (Ohio)$37,040
University of Cincinnati$36,862

Lowest median debt

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

$42,810

Median pay in Ohio. 28,950 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $36,050Top 10%: $48,560

Pharmacy Technicians

$40,650

Median pay in Ohio. 17,820 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $34,980Top 10%: $56,520

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$63,800

Median pay in Ohio. 13,050 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $39,250Top 10%: $95,100

Surgical Technologists

$62,420

Median pay in Ohio. 3,730 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $48,110Top 10%: $80,640

Common questions

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in Cincinnati reports the highest median first-year pay, $41,891. Its median federal debt is $22,525.

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 Ohio, 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 Ohio 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