How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in South Carolina?

The median across 9 South Carolina diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $51,808 in the first year after graduating and $54,857 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) Programs in South Carolina, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which South Carolina diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Spartanburg Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,187, with first-year pay of $59,412.

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs are in South Carolina?

9 South Carolina programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

9 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median South Carolina diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $51,808 in their first year, $2,762 less than the national median. Aiken Technical College reports the highest first-year pay ($62,216), and Spartanburg Community College the lowest median debt ($9,187).

Median first-year pay$51,808National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$54,857National $59,487

Median federal debt$18,128National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings31%National 34%

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	Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville · public	$62,216	Not reported	$18,128	29%
2	Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville · public	$59,685	$54,020	$13,900	23%
3	Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg · public	$59,412	$66,900	$9,187	15%
4	Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg · public	$55,857	Not reported	$17,500	31%
5	Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort · public	$51,808	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
6	Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway · public	$51,730	$48,731	$38,540	75%
7	Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood · public	$50,683	$56,711	$20,630	41%
8	Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia · public	$50,643	$55,693	$19,350	38%
9	York Technical CollegeRock Hill · public	$47,111	$52,507	Not reported	Not reported

Technical College of the Lowcountry and York Technical College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every South Carolina diagnostic and treatment professions program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Aiken Technical College$62,216
Greenville Technical College$59,685
Spartanburg Community College$59,412
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College$55,857
Technical College of the Lowcountry$51,808

Lowest median debt

Spartanburg Community College$9,187
Greenville Technical College$13,900
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College$17,500
Aiken Technical College$18,128
Midlands Technical College$19,350

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 diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$69,600

Median pay in South Carolina. 3,630 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,860Top 10%: $96,020

Emergency Medical Technicians

$40,370

Median pay in South Carolina. 4,010 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $31,590Top 10%: $49,210

Physician Assistants

$122,490

Median pay in South Carolina. 2,250 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $77,620Top 10%: $158,860

Respiratory Therapists

$77,740

Median pay in South Carolina. 1,960 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,700Top 10%: $90,670

Common questions

Aiken Technical College in Graniteville reports the highest median first-year pay, $62,216. Its median federal debt is $18,128.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked496 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 South Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions 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