Is a Health/Medical Preparatory Programs degree worth it?

Across 41 schools, graduates of Health/Medical Preparatory Programs earn a median $65,087 five years out on $23,250 of debt. Every figure is a real, published federal number.

Median 5-yr pay

$65,087

Median debt

$23,250

Years to pay off

3.6

at 10% of pay

AI task exposure

—

GPT-4-era overlap

Gender pay gap

-2.4%

$62,362 vs $63,837

Net price

$20,885/yr

Debt-test failures

3.2%

of programs

'Real' premium

+$2,643

vs avg, adjusted

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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.