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This page shows what graduates with an associate degree in Health/Medical Preparatory Programs earn four years after graduating, what they typically owe, the schools that report these figures (listed alphabetically), and the occupations linked to this field by the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk. It covers 28 reporting units (schools, or groups of campuses that report together) with these figures.

Median earnings, 4 years after graduation
$51,711
All graduates nationally
Middle half of graduates nationally
$32,526–$78,980
25th to 75th percentile
Typical federal debt of graduates
$13,900
Median across reporting units

Schools reporting earnings for Health/Medical Preparatory Programs graduates

Listed alphabetically to start; MajorPays does not rank schools. Click a column heading to sort; shift-click more headings to sort by several columns as a group. Median earnings four years after graduation, associate degree, for programs with at least 30 graduates measured (20 reporting units; campuses that share one federal school ID report together and appear once). Schools with fewer graduates in the major, or whose figure the Department of Education withholds, are not listed.

See every school that awarded associate degrees in Health/Medical Preparatory Programs in 2023-24, including schools that do not report earnings, with the number of degrees awarded (IPEDS Completions).

Frequently asked questions

Does an associate degree in Health/Medical Preparatory Programs pay off?

Graduates with an associate degree in Health/Medical Preparatory Programs earn a median of $51,711 four years after graduating, and typically owe about $13,900 in federal loans. Earnings four years out are early-career pay, and they vary widely by school, job and place. Compare the pay with the cost of your own school on its graduate earnings page.

How much do college graduates earn overall?

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Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data (June 2026 release), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution; careers from O*NET 31.0 by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Career pay, growth and openings: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025-2035). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed them. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. MajorPays has modified all or some of the O*NET information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Earnings are for graduates who received federal financial aid and were working and not enrolled four years after finishing (graduates of academic years 2014-15 and 2015-16, in 2021 dollars; the debt figures are for graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20); the data says nothing about how much a school added to its graduates' earnings.