What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Health and Medical Administrative Services
Health and Medical Administrative Services is tracked across 38 U.S. postsecondary institutions in the College Scorecard field-of-study file, which links CIP code classifications from IPEDS to Treasury earnings records. This profile covers the doctoral credential level specifically, because the Department of Education reports program-level outcomes separately for associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral awards. The CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) taxonomy lets analysts roll up specialties into broader families, which is why earnings medians across schools can be compared on a common basis.
Across all reporting institutions, the mean of school-level medians is $130,990, calculated from 7 schools with published earnings data. The earnings distribution stretches from $96,495 at the low end to $168,121 at the top, with a 25th-75th percentile band between $100,910 and $152,055 around a median of $136,922. The top-reporting institution in this program is Johns Hopkins University at $168,121. These numbers reflect earnings measured roughly a year after completion, using Social Security Administration tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants.
Variation across schools matters more than a single national figure. Completers counts reported per school indicate how many graduates’ earnings feed the median, which means small programs produce more volatile numbers. Median debt at the program level, when paired with earnings, yields a debt-to-earnings ratio that is the College Scorecard’s standard affordability signal — ratios under 1.0 indicate earnings exceed cumulative debt. Use the school-by-school table to spot institutions where Health and Medical Administrative Services graduates out-earn peers at comparable cost, and to surface gainful-employment patterns that only become visible at the CIP-code level.
Capella University accounts for 21.0% of all Health and Medical Administrative Services doctoral credential graduates
That concentration — well above the 5% national median for largest-entity share — means Health and Medical Administrative Services-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. That school produced 33 graduates in the most recent cohort, anchoring a meaningful slice of national supply for this field. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Health and Medical Administrative Services debt-to-earnings ratio is 0.79 — near the typical range (US average ~1) — aligned with the typical 1:1 ratio that defines federal gainful-employment thresholds
debt-to-earnings ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: this ratio uses federal loan principal, not all education debt — private loans, parent PLUS loans not in the borrower’s name, and institutional debt are excluded Variation between sub-units within Health and Medical Administrative Services is typically wider than the Health and Medical Administrative Services-aggregate figure suggests.
Health and Medical Administrative Services operates only 38 institutions offer this program — among the most consolidated governance structures in the country
Most Health and Medical Administrative Services institutions offer this program are specialty-program scarcity that concentrates national supply in a small set of institutions — graduates often command stronger employer attention because the talent pool is structurally narrower. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across larger populations, but it can also mask intra-institutions offer this program inequities — sub-institutions offer this program differences within a single institutions offer this program are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.
How much do Health and Medical Administrative Services graduates earn? ▼
Health and Medical Administrative Services graduates earn $130,990 on average across 38 schools. Earnings range from $96,495 to $168,121 depending on the institution.
Which school pays the most for Health and Medical Administrative Services? ▼
Johns Hopkins University has the highest reported median earnings for Health and Medical Administrative Services graduates at $168,121, based on College Scorecard data.
What credential do you get in Health and Medical Administrative Services? ▼
Health and Medical Administrative Services programs typically award a Doctoral credential. Earnings vary by school and credential level.
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Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid applicants. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported through IPEDS. Data is updated annually.