Which Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Marion Technical College (Ohio) reports the lowest median federal debt, $10,178, with first-year pay of $45,850.

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

The median across 22 Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $51,079 in the first year after graduating and $57,120 five years after.

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

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

22 Ohio programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 22 of them also report federal debt.

22 programs report first-year pay
22 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 Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $51,079 in their first year, $3,491 less than the national median. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($65,094), and Marion Technical College (Ohio) the lowest median debt ($10,178).

Median first-year pay$51,079National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$57,120National $59,487

Median federal debt$18,285National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings36%National 34%

All 22 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	$65,094	$59,439	$22,336	34%
2	Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland · public	$58,299	$59,940	$21,388	37%
3	Sinclair Community CollegeDayton · public	$57,923	$64,254	$17,019	29%
4	University of CincinnatiCincinnati · public	$56,683	$62,939	$17,848	31%
5	Shawnee StatePortsmouth · public	$54,151	$54,865	$15,500	29%
6	University of Rio GrandeRio Grande · private nonprofit	$54,141	$53,869	$19,864	37%
7	Mercy College of OhioToledo · private nonprofit	$53,844	$57,036	$21,500	40%
8	Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland · public	$52,018	$60,146	$14,870	29%
9	Kettering CollegeKettering · private nonprofit	$51,770	$64,215	$19,493	38%
10	Stark State CollegeNorth Canton · public	$51,690	$68,538	$17,860	35%
11	Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark · public	$51,178	$59,880	$18,570	36%
12	University of AkronAkron · public	$50,979	$55,746	$17,500	34%
13	James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima · public	$48,543	$50,591	$16,949	35%
14	Lorain County Community CollegeElyria · public	$47,399	$52,262	$16,298	34%
15	North Central State CollegeMansfield · public	$47,262	$57,203	$12,475	26%
16	Washington State College of OhioMarietta · public	$46,879	$45,635	$18,750	40%
17	Kent StateKent · public	$46,778	$59,942	$18,000	38%
18	Bowling Green StateBowling Green · public	$46,772	$53,150	$24,000	51%
19	Marion Technical College (Ohio)Marion · public	$45,850	$60,071	$10,178	22%
20	Owens Community CollegePerrysburg · public	$45,468	$55,443	$21,750	48%
21	Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee · private for-profit	$42,769	Not reported	$30,902	72%
22	Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga Falls · private for-profit	$40,994	$50,175	$19,500	48%

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio diagnostic and treatment professions 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 22 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College$65,094
Lakeland Community College$58,299
Sinclair Community College$57,923
University of Cincinnati$56,683
Shawnee State$54,151

Lowest median debt

Marion Technical College (Ohio)$10,178
North Central State College$12,475
Cuyahoga Community College District$14,870
Shawnee State$15,500
Lorain County Community College$16,298

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

$78,320

Median pay in Ohio. 9,570 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $60,360Top 10%: $98,450

Emergency Medical Technicians

$40,220

Median pay in Ohio. 5,560 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $34,940Top 10%: $53,960

Physician Assistants

$132,090

Median pay in Ohio. 4,900 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $96,460Top 10%: $210,350

Respiratory Therapists

$79,920

Median pay in Ohio. 6,640 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $65,580Top 10%: $97,030

Common questions

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in Cincinnati reports the highest median first-year pay, $65,094. Its median federal debt is $22,336.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked496 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) programs in Ohio, ranked12 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (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 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