Education & Training
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians High school diploma
- Endoscopy Technicians High school diploma
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Histology Technicians Associate degree
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Medical Assistants Certificate or apprenticeship
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists Associate degree
- Occupational Therapy Assistants Associate degree
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists Certificate or apprenticeship
- Patient Representatives Certificate or apprenticeship
- Pharmacy Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Physical Therapist Assistants Associate degree
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Associate degree
- Surgical Technologists Certificate or apprenticeship
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $32,432 | $34,558 | $9,500 | 1,369 |
| Associate degree | $41,747 | $45,484 | $17,332 | 911 |
| Bachelor's degree | $41,670 | $79,657 | $19,500 | 62 |
| Master's degree | $152,586 | $175,526 | $131,969 | 35 |
| Doctoral degree | $70,645 | — | — | 1 |
| Professional degree | $212,093 | — | — | 1 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.