Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Eastwick College-Ramsey

Eastwick College-Ramsey's allied health program presents a frustrating paradox: reasonable debt load but earnings that stall immediately. Graduates start around $50,400 and see essentially zero growth over four years—unusual for healthcare fields that typically reward experience. Compare this to Bergen Community College down the road, where graduates earn $72,000, or even the state median of $54,855. At roughly $22,750 in debt, your child isn't drowning financially, but they're also not advancing economically in a field where advancement should be expected.

The numbers tell a concerning story about career trajectory. While 45% of students receive Pell grants (suggesting the school serves working-class families), those students aren't seeing the upward mobility that healthcare credentials typically promise. New Jersey has 26 allied health programs at this level, and this one ranks in just the 40th percentile statewide—meaning more than half offer better outcomes. Nationally, it sits below the median as well.

For $22,750 in debt, you'd want to see either stronger starting earnings or meaningful wage growth. This program delivers neither. Unless your child has specific reasons to attend Eastwick—location constraints, particular program features—New Jersey's community colleges offer substantially better returns in the same field. The debt isn't catastrophic, but the flat earnings trajectory suggests limited career advancement, which is the real cost here.