Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Fontbonne University

Fontbonne's small graduate cohorts mean we're estimating outcomes based on six Missouri health sciences programs, but those peer schools cluster around $36,430 in first-year earnings—right at the state median and slightly above the national benchmark of $35,279. The estimated $26,250 debt load is actually below both state and national medians for this degree, yielding a 0.72 debt-to-earnings ratio that suggests graduates would dedicate roughly nine months of their first year's salary to loan repayment.

The challenge lies in context: Missouri's flagship and regional universities report actual outcomes ranging from $32,000 to $44,000 for comparable programs. Fontbonne's 95% admission rate and nearly half of students receiving Pell grants point to an institution serving students who need credentials to work. If similar programs here track toward the lower end of that range—closer to Northwest Missouri State's $32,000 than Mizzou's $39,000—the debt burden becomes tighter for graduates entering allied health positions.

With nearly half the students qualifying for federal need-based aid, even modest debt matters. The estimated numbers suggest manageable obligations if outcomes align with state medians, but prospective students should connect directly with Fontbonne's career services to understand which specific allied health roles their graduates actually enter and at what starting salaries, since the broad "health sciences" category can mask significant variation in career trajectories.