Health and Medical Administrative Services at Portland Community College

Portland, OR · Associate's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

$46,532
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,279
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$37,073
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#15 of 286
Rank by pay
#23 of 286
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,000
Median federal debt

Portland Community College graduates in health and medical administrative services earn 46% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Portland Community College Compares for Health and Medical Administrative Services

All 286 colleges reporting health and medical administrative 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
1Miami Dade College Miami, FL$103,137$109,776#1—
2Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA$71,351$64,925#3$48,712
3Fisher College Boston, MA$63,147$55,608#17$51,420
4Collin County Community College District Mckinney, TX$62,848$63,898#4—
5Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO$60,817$56,876#11$43,631
6Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$56,385$51,936#38$52,549
7University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR$56,348$66,401#2—
8Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE$55,951$57,828#7—
9Delaware County Community College Media, PA$55,328$56,269#14$43,435
10Flint Hills Technical College Emporia, KS$55,257$57,366#10—
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12The College of Westchester White Plains, NY$54,945$52,296#31$32,271
13Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC$54,338$58,312#6$38,041
14Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL$54,287$57,782#8—
15Portland Community College Portland, OR$54,279$54,599#23$46,532
16Peirce College Philadelphia, PA$54,019$54,938#20$45,250
17Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN$53,765$51,357#39—
18Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS$53,518$55,560#18$42,134

Other Majors at Portland Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,099$78,033#102 of 962
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection$93,597$63,103#1 of 12
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,002$72,204#32 of 560
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$86,031$78,450#11 of 40
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,545—#16 of 59
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$73,457$58,410#56 of 237
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$71,462$48,144#22 of 176
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,948—#6 of 57
Precision Metal Working$64,659—#15 of 66
Biomedical/Medical Engineering—$63,642—
Computer Programming$63,566—#23 of 54
Computer Software and Media Applications$63,183$37,572#5 of 39
Legal Support Services$60,004$42,463#5 of 109
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,792$44,172#58 of 547
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,469$45,061#70 of 426
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians—$54,198—
Accounting and Related Services$52,211$40,816#70 of 225
Design and Applied Arts$50,811$26,285#2 of 90
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$49,418$40,748#13 of 124
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,166$30,852#114 of 947
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions$46,972—#11 of 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Portland Community College health and medical administrative services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $46,532 one year after graduating and $54,279 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Portland Community College rank for health and medical administrative services?

Among 286 colleges reporting earnings for health and medical administrative services graduates, Portland Community College ranks #15 by median pay four years after graduation, and #23 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is health and medical administrative services at Portland Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 46% more than the national median for health and medical administrative services ($37,073), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,000.

← All data for Portland 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.