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

University of Pittsburgh reports the lowest median federal debt, $22,662, with first-year pay of $55,762.

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

The median across 13 Pennsylvania health and medical administration bachelor's programs is $49,849 in the first year after graduating and $64,965 five years after.

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

13 Pennsylvania programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 11 of them also report federal debt.

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

13 programs report first-year pay
11 also report federal debt
Bachelor'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 bachelor's program pays its graduates $49,849 in their first year, $5,070 more than the national median. Elizabethtown College reports the highest first-year pay ($85,329), and University of Pittsburgh the lowest median debt ($22,662).

Median first-year pay$49,849National $44,779

Median pay after 5 years$64,965National $58,812

Median federal debt$29,531National $30,000

Debt-to-earnings70%National 67%

All 13 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	Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown · private nonprofit	$85,329	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
2	Immaculata UniversityImmaculata · private nonprofit	$58,926	$63,783	Not reported	Not reported
3	University of PittsburghPittsburgh · public	$55,762	$82,177	$22,662	41%
4	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$54,322	$57,589	$30,811	57%
5	Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport · public	$53,515	Not reported	$37,932	71%
6	Misericordia UniversityDallas · private nonprofit	$53,479	$66,147	$27,000	50%
7	Peirce CollegePhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$49,849	$54,471	$45,119	91%
8	Penn StateUniversity Park · public	$49,749	$73,837	$26,000	52%
9	Central Penn CollegeSummerdale · private for-profit	$47,565	Not reported	$40,974	86%
10	Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$39,814	Not reported	$37,024	93%
11	University of ScrantonScranton · private nonprofit	$39,762	$75,008	$27,000	68%
12	Arcadia UniversityGlenside · private nonprofit	$38,581	$61,820	$27,000	70%
13	DeSales UniversityCenter Valley · private nonprofit	$38,160	Not reported	$28,250	74%

Elizabethtown College and Immaculata University report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

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 11 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Elizabethtown College$85,329
Immaculata University$58,926
University of Pittsburgh$55,762
Drexel University$54,322
Pennsylvania College of Technology$53,515

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 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

Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown reports the highest median first-year pay, $85,329.

Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked215 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Associate's) programs in Pennsylvania, ranked8 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 bachelor'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