Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY · Associate's Degree · about 63 graduates a year

$40,463
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,544
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$42,269
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#68 of 476
Rank by pay
#140 of 476
Rank, wage-adjusted
$8,049
Median federal debt

CUNY LaGuardia Community College graduates in allied health and medical assisting services earn 29% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How CUNY LaGuardia 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
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65St Philip's College San Antonio, TX$54,740$55,655#82$46,461
66Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN$54,736$59,793#43$44,955
67GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ$54,707$56,212#74$50,605
68CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY$54,544$51,915#140$40,463
69Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL$54,512$61,876#27$47,796
70Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC$54,282$60,190#38$43,709
71Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX$54,262$55,169#91$38,534

Other Majors at CUNY LaGuardia Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,512$75,260#56 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$100,625$68,603#9 of 560
Computer Science$74,045$24,888#6 of 23
Mechanical Engineering$71,115—#3 of 5
Civil Engineering$70,850——
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$70,773——
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$66,272$50,281#1 of 124
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$59,332—#15 of 26
Accounting and Related Services$51,368$20,436#84 of 225
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,803$29,953#225 of 547
Legal Support Services$48,948$36,358#34 of 109
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$48,595$28,402#5 of 58
Physical Sciences$47,741$19,815#15 of 24
Criminal Justice and Corrections$46,931$25,515#220 of 426
Psychology$46,131$24,052#16 of 106
Design and Applied Arts$44,831$13,554#15 of 90
Biology$44,031—#27 of 47
Communication and Media Studies$43,801$23,307#28 of 53
Computer Programming$43,238—#52 of 54
Hospitality Administration/Management$41,722$27,031#14 of 31
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$41,517$29,299#4 of 26
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$39,136$21,713#735 of 947
English Language and Literature$37,021—#6 of 14
Fine and Studio Arts$36,502$14,920#9 of 28
Computer Software and Media Applications$36,393$14,786#33 of 39
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$27,161$15,314—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $40,463 one year after graduating and $54,544 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 476 colleges reporting earnings for allied health and medical assisting services graduates, CUNY LaGuardia Community College ranks #68 by median pay four years after graduation, and #140 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 29% more than the national median for allied health and medical assisting services ($42,269), and the median federal debt at graduation is $8,049.

← All data for CUNY LaGuardia 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.