Which Wisconsin allied health and medical assisting program has the lowest debt?

Northcentral Technical College reports the lowest median federal debt, $10,796, with first-year pay of $53,523.

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

The median across 11 Wisconsin allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $35,549 in the first year after graduating and $43,981 five years after.

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

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

11 Wisconsin programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

11 programs report first-year pay
9 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 Wisconsin allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $35,549 in their first year, $1,707 less than the national median. Northcentral Technical College reports the highest first-year pay ($53,523), and Northcentral Technical College the lowest median debt ($10,796).

Median first-year pay$35,549National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$43,981National $41,892

Median federal debt$21,231National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings52%National 50%

All 11 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	Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau · public	$53,523	Not reported	$10,796	20%
2	Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland · public	$52,020	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	Western Technical College (Wisconsin)La Crosse · public	$43,682	$43,981	$13,500	31%
4	Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire · public	$41,740	$44,980	$21,231	51%
5	Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay · public	$38,278	$39,779	$22,024	58%
6	Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison · public	$35,549	Not reported	$15,375	43%
7	Herzing University-MadisonMadison · private nonprofit	$34,039	$38,011	$29,500	87%
8	Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee · public	$34,030	$46,073	$23,187	68%
9	Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore · public	$33,328	$45,344	Not reported	Not reported
10	Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton · public	$32,357	$36,023	$24,374	75%
11	Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake · public	$23,818	Not reported	$12,375	52%

Lakeshore Technical College and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Northcentral Technical College$53,523
Lakeshore Technical College$52,020
Western Technical College (Wisconsin)$43,682
Chippewa Valley Technical College$41,740
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College$38,278

Lowest median debt

Northcentral Technical College$10,796
Northwood Technical College$12,375
Western Technical College (Wisconsin)$13,500
Madison Area Technical College$15,375
Chippewa Valley Technical College$21,231

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

$48,680

Median pay in Wisconsin. 13,810 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $39,480Top 10%: $57,990

Pharmacy Technicians

$45,970

Median pay in Wisconsin. 9,540 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $36,080Top 10%: $58,700

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$60,670

Median pay in Wisconsin. 8,480 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $46,350Top 10%: $84,980

Surgical Technologists

$74,120

Median pay in Wisconsin. 2,180 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $59,410Top 10%: $86,670

Common questions

Northcentral Technical College in Wausau reports the highest median first-year pay, $53,523. Its median federal debt is $10,796.

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 Wisconsin, ranked18 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 Wisconsin 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