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

Delaware County Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $17,493, with first-year pay of $43,435.

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

The median across 8 Pennsylvania health and medical administration associate's programs is $36,171 in the first year after graduating and $49,374 five years after.

How many health and medical administration associate's programs are in Pennsylvania?

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

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

8 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Associate's in Health and Medical Administrative Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Pennsylvania health and medical administration associate's program pays its graduates $36,171 in their first year, $3,416 more than the national median. Peirce College reports the highest first-year pay ($45,250), and Delaware County Community College the lowest median debt ($17,493).

Median first-year pay$36,171National $32,756

Median pay after 5 years$49,374National $36,762

Median federal debt$23,307National $22,019

Debt-to-earnings76%National 64%

All 8 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	Peirce CollegePhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$45,250	$60,584	$45,062	100%
2	Delaware County Community CollegeMedia · public	$43,435	$44,037	$17,493	40%
3	Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg · public	$38,736	$42,854	$31,585	82%
4	Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville · public	$36,704	$55,788	$19,286	53%
5	Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell · public	$35,638	Not reported	$19,945	56%
6	Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport · public	$32,783	Not reported	$23,000	70%
7	Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem · public	$28,122	$32,196	$23,613	84%
8	Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh · private for-profit	$24,594	Not reported	$26,617	108%

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Peirce College$45,250
Delaware County Community College$43,435
Harrisburg Area Community College$38,736
Lehigh Carbon Community College$36,704
Montgomery County Community College$35,638

Lowest median debt

Delaware County Community College$17,493
Lehigh Carbon Community College$19,286
Montgomery County Community College$19,945
Pennsylvania College of Technology$23,000
Northampton County Area Community College$23,613

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

$65,270

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 56,600 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $45,000Top 10%: $97,560

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$44,930

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 27,600 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $36,280Top 10%: $58,170

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

Computer User Support Specialists

$58,670

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 30,560 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $38,280Top 10%: $84,790

Common questions

Peirce College in Philadelphia reports the highest median first-year pay, $45,250. Its median federal debt is $45,062.

Health and Medical Administration (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked182 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Pennsylvania, ranked13 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the health and medical administration 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