Health and Medical Administrative Services at Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University's associate program in health and medical administrative services produces earnings that blow past national expectations—graduates earn $52,549 within their first year, nearly 66% more than the typical $31,719 for this degree nationwide. That puts them in the 95th percentile nationally, a remarkable outcome for a two-year program at a school with near-open admissions. The $12,648 debt load is roughly half the national median, creating a debt-to-earnings ratio of just 0.24—meaning graduates could theoretically pay off their loans in about three months of earnings.

The state context is trickier to interpret since New Hampshire has only six schools offering this program, and SNHU sits at the median for both earnings and debt in-state. This suggests the entire New Hampshire market for health admin programs performs exceptionally well compared to the rest of the country, possibly due to the state's healthcare sector dynamics and concentration of medical facilities in the Manchester-Nashua corridor.

For parents concerned about ROI, this program delivers: low debt, strong immediate earnings, and graduates enter a workforce where their credentials clearly command above-average compensation. The moderate sample size offers reasonable confidence in these outcomes, though families should verify that healthcare administration aligns with their student's career goals rather than simply chasing the numbers.