Which Wisconsin diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Mid-State Technical College reports the lowest median federal debt, $13,200, with first-year pay of $57,330.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Wisconsin?

The median across 11 Wisconsin diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $55,462 in the first year after graduating and $58,408 five years after.

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

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

11 Wisconsin programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

11 programs report first-year pay
10 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 Wisconsin diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $55,462 in their first year, $893 more than the national median. Chippewa Valley Technical College reports the highest first-year pay ($69,672), and Mid-State Technical College the lowest median debt ($13,200).

Median first-year pay$55,462National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$58,408National $59,487

Median federal debt$20,185National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings34%National 34%

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	Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire · public	$69,672	$63,529	$19,869	29%
2	Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison · public	$62,646	Not reported	$22,892	37%
3	Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay · public	$61,044	$61,255	$20,500	34%
4	Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids · public	$57,330	Not reported	$13,200	23%
5	Western Technical College (Wisconsin)La Crosse · public	$55,465	$63,004	$17,485	32%
6	Milwaukee Career CollegeMilwaukee · private for-profit	$55,462	Not reported	$30,550	55%
7	Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee · public	$54,954	$62,358	Not reported	Not reported
8	Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee · public	$54,937	$71,998	$23,038	42%
9	Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac · public	$54,569	$52,218	$14,454	26%
10	Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha · public	$53,437	$46,467	$18,113	34%
11	Herzing University-MadisonMadison · private nonprofit	$43,769	$47,173	$27,243	62%

Waukesha County Technical College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Wisconsin diagnostic and treatment professions 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 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Chippewa Valley Technical College$69,672
Madison Area Technical College$62,646
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College$61,044
Mid-State Technical College$57,330
Western Technical College (Wisconsin)$55,465

Lowest median debt

Mid-State Technical College$13,200
Moraine Park Technical College$14,454
Western Technical College (Wisconsin)$17,485
Gateway Technical College$18,113
Chippewa Valley Technical College$19,869

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

$79,140

Median pay in Wisconsin. 5,010 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $61,870Top 10%: $99,420

Emergency Medical Technicians

$43,060

Median pay in Wisconsin. 3,930 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $33,550Top 10%: $60,910

Physician Assistants

$133,950

Median pay in Wisconsin. 3,580 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $102,420Top 10%: $169,150

Respiratory Therapists

$84,210

Median pay in Wisconsin. 1,940 people work in this job in Wisconsin. 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%: $70,520Top 10%: $100,320

Common questions

Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire reports the highest median first-year pay, $69,672. Its median federal debt is $19,869.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked496 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) programs in Wisconsin, ranked6 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in Wisconsin, ranked11 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 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