Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, IA · Associate's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

$39,614
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,742
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$42,269
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#182 of 476
Rank by pay
#148 of 476
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,500
Median federal debt

Hawkeye Community College graduates in allied health and medical assisting services earn 15% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Hawkeye Community College Compares for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

All 476 colleges reporting allied health and medical assisting services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Widener University Chester, PA$76,784$78,090#1$61,990
2Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA$76,531$70,392#4$58,382
3College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA$74,847$68,106#6$57,242
4Vermont State University Randolph, VT$74,523$76,541#2—
5Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA$72,307$65,795#11$56,092
6CBD College Los Angeles, CA$71,543$65,099#13$52,829
7Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$68,998$65,672#12$40,754
8Institute of Technology Clovis, CA$68,978$62,765#22$59,548
9Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose, CA$68,791$62,595#23$58,718
10Dalton State College Dalton, GA$68,770$71,191#3$58,734
…
179Newman University Wichita, KS$48,825$50,688#158—
180Hawaii Medical College Honolulu, HI$48,810$44,411#300$31,921
181Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS$48,805$50,667#159—
182Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA$48,742$51,271#148$39,614
183Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX$48,674$49,487#186$42,057
184Lake Land College Mattoon, IL$48,473$47,624#223$32,934
185Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO$48,396$51,891#141—

Other Majors at Hawkeye Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$73,904—#32 of 60
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$68,420$58,835#908 of 962
Agricultural Business and Management$64,688$47,472#1 of 21
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$62,860$55,987#326 of 560
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$62,817$47,762#57 of 176
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$62,661—#136 of 237
Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,551$49,572#16 of 426
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$59,000—#2 of 11
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$56,975$40,873#39 of 87
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$51,998—#46 of 57
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,225$30,321#268 of 947
Carpenters—$44,602—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$42,420——
Graphic Communications$41,726$29,682#6 of 22
Human Resources Management and Services$40,401—#34 of 35
Design and Applied Arts$38,795—#37 of 90
Health and Medical Administrative Services$37,826$31,441#184 of 286
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$34,419—#10 of 11
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$26,253—#82 of 93

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Hawkeye Community College allied health and medical assisting services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,614 one year after graduating and $48,742 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Hawkeye Community College rank for allied health and medical assisting services?

Among 476 colleges reporting earnings for allied health and medical assisting services graduates, Hawkeye Community College ranks #182 by median pay four years after graduation, and #148 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is allied health and medical assisting services at Hawkeye Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% more than the national median for allied health and medical assisting services ($42,269), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,500.

← All data for Hawkeye Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.