Health and Medical Administrative Services at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Master's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

$64,216
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$105,165
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$89,981
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#53 of 211
Rank by pay
#35 of 211
Rank, wage-adjusted
$44,964
Median federal debt

University of South Carolina-Columbia graduates in health and medical administrative services earn 17% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of South Carolina-Columbia Compares for Health and Medical Administrative Services

All 211 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
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$233,999$237,979#1$161,843
2University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$215,277$195,888#3—
3University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$207,995$221,384#2$154,482
4University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA$192,159$174,852#5$128,685
5Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$186,380$171,675#6$188,513
6Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$178,361$194,840#4$127,244
7University of Providence Great Falls, MT$153,084$167,220#7$120,303
8Boston University Boston, MA$150,827$132,819#15$121,050
9Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$150,553$147,917#11$168,571
10Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$150,366$152,924#9$94,773
…
50Clarkson University Potsdam, NY$108,604$103,369#58$98,486
51Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA$107,688$97,989#77—
52University of Florida Gainesville, FL$107,445$114,361#37$67,497
53University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$105,165$116,612#35$64,216
54Norwich University Northfield, VT$104,519$107,350#47$118,471
55University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$103,270$116,933#33$56,699
56Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, IA$103,082$108,430#45$74,669

Other Majors at University of South Carolina-Columbia by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$138,445$118,109#95 of 861
Human Resources Management and Services$136,605$103,855#5 of 159
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$123,101$105,149#176 of 432
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$121,711$108,820#53 of 92
International Business$115,551$82,954#7 of 15
Management Information Systems and Services$106,936—#20 of 46
Accounting and Related Services$89,511$65,563#227 of 349
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$85,620$91,372#192 of 216
Public Administration$73,895—#148 of 243
Public Health$70,866$55,845#146 of 201
Educational Administration and Supervision$68,215$56,605#261 of 453
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,786$35,103#33 of 165
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,439$62,291#160 of 243
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$57,024$42,686#182 of 302
Social Work$56,741$42,849#242 of 279
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$56,196$48,059#229 of 285
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology—$55,779—
Education$55,759$51,023#174 of 214
Music$54,634$35,436#19 of 98
Library Science and Administration$52,842$45,622#40 of 54
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,397$45,559#326 of 380
Biology—$37,107—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of South Carolina-Columbia health and medical administrative services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $64,216 one year after graduating and $105,165 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of South Carolina-Columbia rank for health and medical administrative services?

Among 211 colleges reporting earnings for health and medical administrative services graduates, University of South Carolina-Columbia ranks #53 by median pay four years after graduation, and #35 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is health and medical administrative services at University of South Carolina-Columbia worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% more than the national median for health and medical administrative services ($89,981), and the median federal debt at graduation is $44,964.

← All data for University of South Carolina-Columbia · 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.