Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Mount Aloysius College

Mount Aloysius College's allied health program sits in an unusual position: it underperforms the national median by about $3,700 annually, yet ranks in the 60th percentile among Pennsylvania programs. This tells you something important about the state's allied health landscape—many PA schools produce even lower earnings outcomes, with the state median nearly $4,000 below the national figure. Your child would be doing better than most Pennsylvania graduates in this field, but trailing peers at schools in other states.

The financial picture is workable but uninspiring. At $18,500 in debt—slightly below both state and national medians—students face manageable monthly payments. However, the complete absence of earnings growth between year one and year four is notable. Graduates earn essentially the same amount four years out as they do immediately after graduation, around $33,000. For context, the top allied health programs in Pennsylvania produce graduates earning $42,000 to $62,000, suggesting this field's ceiling varies dramatically by institution.

This program makes sense if your child is committed to staying in Pennsylvania and wants predictable, stable work with reasonable debt. The absence of earnings growth means there's little financial upside to staying in the field long-term, but the low debt load prevents the lack of advancement from becoming a crisis. Just understand they'll likely need additional credentials or a career shift to meaningfully increase their income.