Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

This program comes with an important caveat: the small sample size means these numbers could shift significantly with just a few graduates. That said, UAMS's allied health program lands in the middle of Arkansas offerings—ranking at the 60th percentile statewide—though it trails the national median by about $4,500 annually.

The debt picture is actually quite favorable. At $24,625, graduates owe more than the state median but still maintain a manageable debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.49—meaning they'd owe less than half their first-year salary. This is roughly half the debt burden we typically see among struggling programs. Plus, earnings show healthy growth of 13% by year four, reaching $56,068, which suggests career progression rather than stagnation.

The real question is whether UAMS offers enough value to justify higher costs than nearby alternatives. Arkansas Tech and Pulaski Technical College both show graduates earning $60,000+, while UAMS sits closer to $50,000. For an anxious parent, this means your child could launch a stable healthcare career here—the fundamentals work. But if you're paying out-of-pocket and have options, those higher-earning programs might deliver better ROI. Just remember: with under 30 graduates in this dataset, individual circumstances can vary widely from these medians.