Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Herzing University-Madison

Herzing-Madison's allied health program charges significantly more than typical Wisconsin programs in this field while delivering earnings about $12,000 below the state median. At $43,769 in first-year earnings, graduates earn less than the bottom quarter of their Wisconsin peers—concerning when nearby Madison Area Technical College's graduates earn $62,646 and carry lower debt loads.

The numbers tell a difficult story: students here accumulate $27,243 in debt (35% above the state median) yet see their earnings actually decline slightly by year four. That debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.62 isn't catastrophic, but it's considerably worse than what students achieve at Wisconsin's technical colleges, where lower tuition translates to debt loads around $20,500. With 67% of students receiving Pell grants, these debt burdens hit families who can least afford extended repayment periods.

For families considering this program, the technical college alternative is hard to ignore. Madison Area Technical College sits in the same city and produces graduates earning 43% more with less debt. Unless Herzing offers scheduling flexibility or other accommodations that technical colleges can't match, the financial case for this program is weak. Allied health careers can provide stable employment, but starting from a stronger financial position matters.