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Best Value Colleges for Health and Medical Administrative Services

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

50

Schools Ranked

$40,656

Avg. Earnings

1.3 yrs

Best Payback

35,442

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	$9,414	$63,005	1.3 yrs
2	Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private	$12,505	$70,176	1.4 yrs
3	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	$10,112	$63,005	1.4 yrs
4	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	$10,515	$63,005	1.5 yrs
5	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · Public	$14,737	$61,350	2.2 yrs
6	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	$15,152	$63,005	2.2 yrs
7	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	$9,669	$51,612	2.3 yrs
8	University of St Francis Joliet, IL · Private	$16,055	$61,516	2.4 yrs
9	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	$11,619	$52,107	2.7 yrs
10	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	$8,393	$47,473	2.7 yrs
11	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN · Private	$14,980	$56,415	2.8 yrs
12	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN · Public	$9,084	$48,198	2.8 yrs
13	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY · Public	$17,803	$60,623	2.8 yrs
14	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	$20,344	$63,005	2.9 yrs
15	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · Public	$8,412	$46,380	3 yrs
16	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	$20,867	$59,485	3.4 yrs
17	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA · Public	$15,996	$53,179	3.5 yrs
18	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA · Public	$17,271	$53,179	3.8 yrs
19	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	$13,273	$49,019	3.8 yrs
20	Lakeland University Plymouth, WI · Private	$21,266	$55,964	4.1 yrs
21	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public	$8,084	$42,235	4.5 yrs
22	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	$13,364	$46,478	4.7 yrs
23	Stephens College Columbia, MO · Private	$22,673	$54,035	4.8 yrs
24	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN · Private	$19,092	$50,105	5.1 yrs
25	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	$14,105	$46,087	5.1 yrs
26	New England College Henniker, NH · Private	$38,679	$65,332	5.1 yrs
27	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL · Private	$15,903	$47,260	5.2 yrs
28	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	$24,139	$53,179	5.3 yrs
29	St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY · Private	$14,129	$45,715	5.3 yrs
30	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	$20,896	$50,543	5.4 yrs
31	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE · Private	$23,897	$52,107	5.6 yrs
32	Avila University Kansas City, MO · Private	$18,222	$47,260	5.9 yrs
33	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA · Public	$14,961	$44,783	6.1 yrs
34	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA · Private	$27,369	$53,071	6.1 yrs
35	National Louis University Chicago, IL · Private	$16,487	$45,696	6.2 yrs
36	Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN · Private	$12,105	$42,682	6.3 yrs
37	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA · Public	$15,670	$44,783	6.4 yrs
38	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	$19,293	$46,999	6.4 yrs
39	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA · Private	$21,458	$48,041	6.6 yrs
40	Park University Parkville, MO · Private	$14,769	$43,798	6.7 yrs
41	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA · Private	$23,635	$49,058	6.7 yrs
42	San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public	$17,338	$45,277	6.7 yrs
43	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA · Public	$16,766	$44,783	6.9 yrs
44	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA · Public	$17,200	$44,783	7 yrs
45	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA · Public	$17,365	$44,783	7.1 yrs
46	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	$11,189	$41,342	7.1 yrs
47	Stonehill College Easton, MA · Private	$26,555	$49,729	7.2 yrs
48	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI · Private	$22,710	$47,260	7.4 yrs
49	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	$15,720	$43,240	7.6 yrs
50	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	$10,780	$40,662	7.6 yrs

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.