Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at St Philip's College

St. Philip's College delivers something increasingly rare in healthcare education: strong earnings with manageable debt. At $46,461 right out of the gate, graduates earn 26% more than the national median for medical assisting programs and rank in the 86th percentile nationally. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.45 means students typically owe less than half their first year's salary—a comfortable position for most households.

The Texas picture adds useful nuance. While this program significantly outperforms the national field, it lands right at the state median, ranking in the 60th percentile among Texas programs. This makes sense given Texas's robust healthcare infrastructure, which lifts all boats. The top programs in the state push earnings into the low $50,000s, but they're not dramatically better—St. Philip's gets you 90% of the way there. Earnings also grow modestly over four years to $49,130, suggesting career stability even if upward mobility is limited.

For families in San Antonio, this represents solid preparation for immediate employment in a growing field. The program won't make your child wealthy, but it provides quick entry to stable work without the debt burden that plagues many healthcare degrees. Given San Antonio's lower cost of living, these earnings stretch further than the numbers suggest.