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

Murray State College reports the lowest median federal debt, $11,685, with first-year pay of $43,149.

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

The median across 7 Oklahoma allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $43,773 in the first year after graduating and $46,375 five years after.

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

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

7 Oklahoma programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

7 programs report first-year pay
6 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 Oklahoma allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $43,773 in their first year, $6,517 more than the national median. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College reports the highest first-year pay ($47,341), and Murray State College the lowest median debt ($11,685).

Median first-year pay$43,773National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$46,375National $41,892

Median federal debt$16,699National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings39%National 50%

All 7 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	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeMiami · public	$47,341	Not reported	$13,249	28%
2	Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa · public	$45,915	$45,099	$19,000	41%
3	Connors State CollegeWarner · public	$44,557	Not reported	$19,750	44%
4	Southwestern Oklahoma StateWeatherford · public	$43,773	Not reported	$15,750	36%
5	Murray State CollegeTishomingo · public	$43,149	$47,650	$11,685	27%
6	Carl Albert State CollegePoteau · public	$38,303	$49,556	Not reported	Not reported
7	Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City · public	$29,838	$41,879	$17,648	59%

Carl Albert State College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

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

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

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College$47,341
Tulsa Community College$45,915
Connors State College$44,557
Southwestern Oklahoma State$43,773
Murray State College$43,149

Lowest median debt

Murray State College$11,685
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College$13,249
Southwestern Oklahoma State$15,750
Oklahoma City Community College$17,648
Tulsa Community College$19,000

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

$38,750

Median pay in Oklahoma. 10,510 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $31,880Top 10%: $47,640

Pharmacy Technicians

$40,500

Median pay in Oklahoma. 5,500 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $34,780Top 10%: $50,930

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$53,300

Median pay in Oklahoma. 4,250 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $35,780Top 10%: $83,970

Surgical Technologists

$61,190

Median pay in Oklahoma. 1,940 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $49,200Top 10%: $77,320

Common questions

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami reports the highest median first-year pay, $47,341. Its median federal debt is $13,249.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked376 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 Oklahoma 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