Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Youngstown State University

With fewer than 30 graduates tracked, Youngstown State's allied health program shows results that closely mirror Ohio's typical outcomes—graduates earn around $52,000 initially, essentially matching the state median. However, this falls about $8,000 short of the national benchmark, placing it in the bottom third of similar programs nationwide. The moderate debt load of $31,000 is manageable relative to starting pay, requiring less than seven months of gross earnings to cover. What's harder to explain is the slight earnings decline by year four, though with such a small sample, this could easily reflect which specific graduates were captured in the data rather than a true program-wide pattern.

The comparison to Ohio's top performers is striking—Cincinnati and Toledo graduates earn 25-30% more in the same field. This suggests that within allied health diagnostics and treatment, the specific institution and perhaps its clinical partnerships make a meaningful difference in graduate outcomes. For a family considering this program, the question becomes whether Youngstown's accessibility (80% admission rate, lower costs for many students) offsets these earnings gaps. If your child is already working in healthcare and needs credentials, or if keeping debt low is the priority, this program accomplishes that. But a motivated student with stronger academic credentials might find significantly better returns at one of Ohio's higher-performing programs in this same field.