Is a Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services degree worth it?
Across 10 schools, graduates of Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services earn a median $79,875 five years out on $20,500 of debt — most often working as Medical Assistants. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$79,875
Median debt
$20,500
Years to pay off
2.5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
36%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+10.6%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-2.6%
$82,386 vs $84,508
Net price
$16,798/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$8,584
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.