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

San Jacinto Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $11,050, with first-year pay of $39,653.

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

The median across 6 Texas health and medical administration associate's programs is $32,219 in the first year after graduating and $39,161 five years after.

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

Q: How many health and medical administration associate's programs are in Texas?

6 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

6 programs report first-year pay
5 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 Texas health and medical administration associate's program pays its graduates $32,219 in their first year, $537 less than the national median. San Jacinto Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($39,653), and San Jacinto Community College the lowest median debt ($11,050).

Median first-year pay$32,219National $32,756

Median pay after 5 years$39,161National $36,762

Median federal debt$19,859National $22,019

Debt-to-earnings56%National 64%

All 6 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	San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena · public	$39,653	Not reported	$11,050	28%
2	Tyler Junior CollegeTyler · public	$35,225	$39,161	$19,717	56%
3	College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston · private for-profit	$34,266	$42,397	$19,200	56%
4	Texas State Technical CollegeWaco · public	$30,171	$34,959	$26,123	87%
5	South Texas CollegeMcAllen · public	$27,545	$30,743	Not reported	Not reported
6	Southwest University at El PasoEl Paso · private for-profit	$25,851	$27,304	$20,000	77%

South Texas College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas health and medical administration program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

San Jacinto Community College$39,653
Tyler Junior College$35,225
College of Health Care Professions-Northwest$34,266
Texas State Technical College$30,171
South Texas College$27,545

Lowest median debt

San Jacinto Community College$11,050
College of Health Care Professions-Northwest$19,200
Tyler Junior College$19,717
Southwest University at El Paso$20,000
Texas State Technical College$26,123

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

$64,940

Median pay in Texas. 160,600 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $43,320Top 10%: $103,540

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$42,910

Median pay in Texas. 78,740 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $33,090Top 10%: $56,570

Medical Assistants

$39,520

Median pay in Texas. 75,340 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $31,200Top 10%: $49,260

Computer User Support Specialists

$59,490

Median pay in Texas. 72,030 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $38,690Top 10%: $90,140

Common questions

San Jacinto Community College in Pasadena reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,653. Its median federal debt is $11,050.

Health and Medical Administration (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked182 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Texas, ranked9 programs by pay and debt Health and Medical Administration (Certificate) programs in Texas, ranked20 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 Texas 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