Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

205
Schools
Master's
Credential Level
$94,792
National Avg Earnings

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities is tracked across 205 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 master's 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 $94,792, calculated from 56 schools with published earnings data. The earnings distribution stretches from $33,993 at the low end to $144,164 at the top, with a 25th-75th percentile band between $80,858 and $105,207 around a median of $98,997. The top-reporting institution in this program is West Coast University-Texas at $144,164. 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 Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities graduates out-earn peers at comparable cost, and to surface gainful-employment patterns that only become visible at the CIP-code level.

NUC University accounts for 10.3% of all Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities master's credential graduates

That concentration — well above the 5% national median for largest-entity share means Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. That school produced 147 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.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities master's credential median earnings varies 4.2× across entities

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities master's credential median earnings ranges from $33,993 (lowest) to $144,164 (highest), a spread of $110,171. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme earnings stratification across institutions, graduates of the same field can earn dramatically different starting salaries depending on the school’s reputation, regional employer mix, and selectivity. Earnings are measured roughly one year after completion using IRS records linked to federal aid recipients (see https://www.irs.gov/) - not all completers are captured, but the school-level medians correlate strongly with longer-term earnings trajectories.

Source: College Scorecard Field of Study file; U.S. Treasury earnings linkage College Scorecard Field of Study file; U.S. Treasury earnings linkage

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities master's credential median debt varies 6.1× across entities

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities master's credential median debt ranges from $14,761 (lowest) to $90,000 (highest), a spread of $75,239. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme cost-of-attendance variation, students at the high end accumulate substantially more debt for the same credential, often without proportionally higher post-graduation earnings. Median debt counts only those students who borrowed federal loans, students who paid out-of-pocket or received institutional grants are excluded from the borrower median, which can flatter low-debt schools.

Source: College Scorecard Field of Study file; IPEDS financial aid data College Scorecard Field of Study file; IPEDS financial aid data

Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities debt-to-earnings ratio is 0.47 — low (typically associated with graduates earn substantially more than they borrowed, which is the College Scorecard standard signal for affordability, a ratio under 0.5 means a year of post-completion earnings would clear half the federal-loan principal)

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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: College Scorecard Field of Study file College Scorecard Field of Study file

Earnings Distribution

Min
$33,993
25th %ile
$80,858
Median
$98,997
75th %ile
$105,207
Max
$144,164
$33,993 $144,164

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
West Coast University-Texas TX - $144,164 $29,289
Mercy University NY 20 $139,972 -
Framingham State University MA 49 $129,904 -
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA - $124,881 -
Duke University NC 34 $120,172 $68,791
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ 108 $119,956 $24,376
Empire State University NY 26 $118,071 -
Stony Brook University NY 84 $117,308 -
Herzing University-Madison WI 0 $113,593 -
University of Pennsylvania PA 31 $112,127 -
Long Island University NY 0 $109,763 -
Carlow University PA 23 $108,621 -
Wilson College PA 2 $107,977 -
Brookline College-Phoenix AZ - $105,207 -
Franklin Pierce University NH 9 $105,020 -
Neumann University PA - $104,415 -
Oregon Health & Science University OR 8 $104,192 -
St Catherine University MN 17 $104,119 -
Olivet Nazarene University IL 13 $103,950 -
The University of Texas at Arlington TX 139 $103,219 $31,540
Roberts Wesleyan University NY 13 $102,152 -
Molloy University NY 4 $101,964 -
South University-Savannah GA - $101,300 $58,651
South University-Tampa FL 1 $101,300 $58,651
South University-Savannah Online GA 9 $101,300 $58,651
Purdue University Global IN 38 $100,467 $56,266
Texas Woman's University TX 32 $100,162 -
The University of Texas at Tyler TX 30 $98,997 -
The University of Texas at El Paso TX 24 $98,664 $38,201
Excelsior University NY 30 $95,916 $26,341
University of Rochester NY 34 $95,894 -
Loyola University Chicago IL 28 $94,642 -
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences MO - $94,410 -
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies MO 13 $94,410 -
Cumberland University TN 5 $94,126 -
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN - $92,746 $38,063
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN 26 $92,746 $38,063
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY 11 $91,744 -
Southwestern Oklahoma State University OK - $88,466 $20,500
Columbia University in the City of New York NY 51 $87,308 $90,000
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health NE 31 $82,114 -
Lourdes University OH 5 $80,858 -
University of Mary ND 19 $79,545 -
Wilmington University DE 96 $79,473 -
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX 6 $78,971 -
Kansas City University MO 23 $77,366 -
Charleston Southern University SC 4 $75,204 -
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL 30 $72,892 -
Case Western Reserve University OH 39 $71,948 $61,262
Western Carolina University NC - $71,161 -
Millikin University IL 9 $70,893 -
Northeastern State University OK 41 $68,219 -
University of Indianapolis IN 6 $65,945 -
NUC University PR 147 $40,451 $14,761
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian PR 11 $33,993 -
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan PR - $33,993 -
Harvard University MA 45 - $60,000

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities graduates earn?
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities graduates earn $94,792 on average across 205 schools. Earnings range from $33,993 to $144,164 depending on the institution.
Which school pays the most for Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities?
West Coast University-Texas has the highest reported median earnings for Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities graduates at $144,164, based on College Scorecard data.
What credential do you get in Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities?
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities programs typically award a Master's credential. Earnings vary by school and credential level.

About This Data

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.

Earnings data sourced from IRS records via the U.S. Treasury–Department of Education matching protocol used by the College Scorecard.