Health and Medical Administrative Services at Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · Master's Degree · about 48 graduates a year

$88,965
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$114,150
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$89,981
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#39 of 211
Rank by pay
#54 of 211
Rank, wage-adjusted
$51,250
Median federal debt

Virginia Commonwealth University graduates in health and medical administrative services earn 27% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Virginia Commonwealth University 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
…
36Simmons University Boston, MA$116,116$102,252#61$109,665
37University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$115,859$113,831#38$97,449
38Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$114,393$122,074#23$82,001
39Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$114,150$103,944#54$88,965
40University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$114,128$108,167#46$73,715
41University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$113,370$121,662#25$77,966
42Yale University New Haven, CT$113,304$102,010#62$102,040

Other Majors at Virginia Commonwealth University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$336,392$259,378#1 of 17
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$136,353$101,531#29 of 92
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$134,661$111,341#84 of 432
Business Administration, Management and Operations$116,932$100,173#187 of 861
Business/Commerce$108,337$70,104#36 of 75
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$108,117—#3 of 10
Engineering—$95,707—
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies—$83,165—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$82,962$77,108#5 of 204
Public Administration$76,945$53,777#126 of 243
Communication and Media Studies$76,100—#23 of 61
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$73,253—#28 of 58
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$70,577$52,534#117 of 211
Security Science and Technology$66,695$48,668#31 of 34
Design and Applied Arts$65,638$46,439#14 of 20
Urban Studies/Affairs—$65,514—
Social Work$65,063$51,707#100 of 279
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$61,300$45,781#75 of 165
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$60,431—#175 of 285
Special Education and Teaching$59,134$52,470#195 of 280
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$58,540$53,756#155 of 302
Public Health—$58,177—
Education$56,354$51,723#170 of 214
Fine and Studio Arts$49,077$19,952#29 of 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Virginia Commonwealth University health and medical administrative services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $88,965 one year after graduating and $114,150 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Virginia Commonwealth University rank for health and medical administrative services?

Among 211 colleges reporting earnings for health and medical administrative services graduates, Virginia Commonwealth University ranks #39 by median pay four years after graduation, and #54 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is health and medical administrative services at Virginia Commonwealth University worth it?

Its graduates earn 27% more than the national median for health and medical administrative services ($89,981), and the median federal debt at graduation is $51,250.

← All data for Virginia Commonwealth University · 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.