Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Carroll University

Carroll's Allied Health program produces starting salaries of just $38,417—roughly $22,000 below what other Wisconsin schools achieve and ranking in the bottom 10% statewide. Even four years out, graduates earn $44,313, which falls well short of the $60,000+ that Wisconsin's median allied health graduate makes right out of the gate. Nearby competitors like Concordia ($67,407) and Marian ($62,018) are delivering first-year earnings more than 50% higher.

The $27,000 debt load itself is standard for the field, but paired with these below-market earnings, it creates a challenging first few years. That 0.70 debt-to-earnings ratio is workable on paper, but it assumes graduates can quickly find full-time positions in their field—something the weak initial outcomes suggest may be difficult. The 15% earnings growth offers some hope, but it's not enough to close the gap with better programs.

With a small sample size complicating the picture, there's uncertainty here, but the pattern is consistent: graduates are starting significantly behind their Wisconsin peers. For families paying private-school tuition at Carroll, this represents poor value compared to nearby alternatives or Wisconsin's public universities, which deliver substantially stronger outcomes in allied health fields.