Health and Medical Administrative Services at DeVry University-New Jersey

DeVry's healthcare administrative services program charges premium tuition but delivers above-average earnings—graduates earn 19% more than the national median for this field. The challenge is that this comes at a cost: student debt of $37,717 is nearly $12,000 higher than the state median and 64% above the national average for this program. That creates a concerning 1:1 debt-to-earnings ratio, meaning graduates owe roughly a full year's salary.

The earnings picture shows relative strength nationally but reveals limits when compared within New Jersey. While this program ranks in the 81st percentile nationally, it sits at the state median—meaning half of New Jersey's healthcare administrative programs produce similar or better earnings at typically lower cost. Berkeley College graduates, for instance, earn $4,000 more annually. More troubling is the slight earnings decline between year one and year four, suggesting graduates may face limited advancement opportunities in their early career.

For families willing to take on significant debt, this program does lead to employment above the national norm. But for a 60% Pell-eligible student population, the high debt load creates meaningful financial strain with no salary growth to ease it. New Jersey families should carefully compare this to state alternatives that deliver comparable earnings with substantially less debt burden.