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Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

CIP 5107 · offered at 2,077 colleges · national median earnings $43,045 · median debt $19,753

CollegeMedian earnings

Dewey University-Manati · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$2,625 debt$22,808 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$5,750 debt$21,719 Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$7,019 debt$21,565 ICPR Junior College · PR · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$19,985 ICPR Junior College-Arecibo · PR · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$19,985 ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez · PR · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$19,985 Bayamon Community College · PR · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$19,397 Fortis College-Dothan · AL · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$18,899 Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$15,014 Humacao Community College · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$12,904

Where this field leads

Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.

OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,5001,436,680

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,930961,610

Medical Assistants$45,690817,870

Computer User Support Specialists$61,860717,190

Managers, All Other$141,900622,190

Medical and Health Services Managers$123,860597,080

Compliance Officers$80,730417,070

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,000324,230

Administrative Services Managers$114,130263,960

Medical Records Specialists$51,140194,720

Information Security Analysts$129,180190,650

Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,590180,470

Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.