Which Ohio health and medical administration program has the lowest debt?

Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,500, with first-year pay of $31,401.

How much do health and medical administration graduates earn in Ohio?

The median across 9 Ohio health and medical administration certificate programs is $26,964 in the first year after graduating and $29,503 five years after.

Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) Programs in Ohio, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many health and medical administration certificate programs are in Ohio?

9 Ohio programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

9 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Certificate in Health and Medical Administrative Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Ohio health and medical administration certificate program pays its graduates $26,964 in their first year, $1,611 less than the national median. Stark State College reports the highest first-year pay ($36,006), and Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati the lowest median debt ($9,500).

Median first-year pay$26,964National $28,575

Median pay after 5 years$29,503National $33,117

Median federal debt$12,497National $10,875

Debt-to-earnings45%National 41%

All 9 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	Stark State CollegeNorth Canton · public	$36,006	$34,035	$17,025	47%
2	University of CincinnatiCincinnati · public	$34,507	Not reported	$25,390	74%
3	Ross Medical Education Center-CincinnatiCincinnati · private for-profit	$31,401	$30,187	$9,500	30%
4	Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee · private for-profit	$29,130	$29,522	$15,333	53%
5	Athena Career AcademyToledo · private for-profit	$26,964	Not reported	$11,351	42%
6	Sinclair Community CollegeDayton · public	$26,932	$31,207	$9,929	37%
7	Ohio Business College-SheffieldSheffield Village · private for-profit	$25,306	$29,412	$13,642	54%
8	Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga Falls · private for-profit	$24,385	$29,327	Not reported	Not reported
9	Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati · public	$23,902	Not reported	$9,500	40%

Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio health and medical administration 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 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Stark State College$36,006
University of Cincinnati$34,507
Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati$31,401
Stautzenberger College-Maumee$29,130
Athena Career Academy$26,964

Lowest median debt

Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati$9,500
Great Oaks Career Campuses$9,500
Sinclair Community College$9,929
Athena Career Academy$11,351
Ohio Business College-Sheffield$13,642

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

$64,220

Median pay in Ohio. 45,070 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $44,740Top 10%: $97,170

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$44,280

Median pay in Ohio. 29,110 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $36,730Top 10%: $56,830

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

Computer User Support Specialists

$59,720

Median pay in Ohio. 22,370 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $38,730Top 10%: $89,700

Common questions

Stark State College in North Canton reports the highest median first-year pay, $36,006. Its median federal debt is $17,025.

Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked281 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Ohio, ranked9 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Associate's) programs in Ohio, ranked7 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 health and medical administration certificate 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