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

The median across 17 Pennsylvania allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $34,834 in the first year after graduating and $37,043 five years after.

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

Q: Which Pennsylvania allied health and medical assisting program has the lowest debt?

Lehigh Carbon Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $17,611, with first-year pay of $35,053.

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

17 Pennsylvania programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 13 of them also report federal debt.

17 programs report first-year pay
13 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 Pennsylvania allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $34,834 in their first year, $2,422 less than the national median. Widener University reports the highest first-year pay ($61,990), and Lehigh Carbon Community College the lowest median debt ($17,611).

Median first-year pay$34,834National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$37,043National $41,892

Median federal debt$18,750National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings56%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	Widener UniversityChester · private nonprofit	$61,990	Not reported	$19,000	31%
2	Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr · private nonprofit	$48,603	$55,576	$30,470	63%
3	Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia · public	$45,668	$47,092	Not reported	Not reported
4	Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia · private nonprofit	$41,788	$35,751	$28,560	68%
5	Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh · public	$36,439	$43,754	$19,922	55%
6	Central Penn CollegeSummerdale · private for-profit	$36,018	$42,858	$22,561	63%
7	Penn StateUniversity Park · public	$35,848	$43,968	$18,000	50%
8	Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville · public	$35,053	$42,437	$17,611	50%
9	Johnson CollegeScranton · private nonprofit	$34,834	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
10	YTI Career Institute-YorkYork · private for-profit	$33,575	$34,630	$18,500	55%
11	Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson · private nonprofit	$33,147	$37,043	$18,500	56%
12	YTI Career Institute-AltoonaAltoona · private for-profit	$32,944	$33,476	$17,825	54%
13	Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWashington · private for-profit	$32,680	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
14	Mercyhurst UniversityErie · private nonprofit	$32,656	$38,746	$28,332	87%
15	Fortis Institute-ScrantonScranton · private for-profit	$29,391	$31,462	$19,805	67%
16	Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown · public	$24,885	$25,904	Not reported	Not reported
17	University of PittsburghPittsburgh · public	$24,497	$36,117	$17,619	72%

Pennsylvania Western University, Johnson College, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. 3 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 13 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Widener University$61,990
Harcum College$48,603
Pennsylvania Western University$45,668
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology$41,788
Community College of Allegheny County$36,439

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

$43,920

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 23,050 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $36,810Top 10%: $48,500

Pharmacy Technicians

$40,040

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 18,880 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $35,140Top 10%: $51,290

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$51,680

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 13,020 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $37,630Top 10%: $86,390

Surgical Technologists

$62,680

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 4,490 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $47,130Top 10%: $77,760

Common questions

Widener University in Chester reports the highest median first-year pay, $61,990. Its median federal debt is $19,000.

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 Pennsylvania, ranked9 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 Pennsylvania 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