Health and Medical Administrative Services at DeVry University-Georgia

DeVry's health administration program charges premium debt for middle-of-the-pack results. At $37,717 in median debt—the 95th percentile nationally—students are borrowing 64% more than the national median for this degree. That debt load equals a full year's salary, which becomes particularly concerning given that earnings actually decline slightly by year four rather than grow.

The earnings picture itself is more nuanced. First-year graduates earn $37,750, outperforming both Georgia's median ($30,551) and the national benchmark ($31,719) by healthy margins. Among Georgia's 34 programs, this ranks at the 60th percentile—respectable but not exceptional. Ogeechee Technical College delivers nearly identical outcomes with presumably lower debt, and several other Georgia technical colleges come within a few thousand dollars of DeVry's results.

For families paying 64% more in debt to achieve earnings that match—not substantially exceed—much cheaper alternatives, the math doesn't favor DeVry. The program serves its students adequately once they're employed, but the debt burden creates an unnecessarily difficult starting point. Unless DeVry offers specific advantages like accelerated completion or scheduling flexibility that justify the premium, Georgia's technical college system delivers comparable healthcare administration training at a fraction of the cost.