Associate+10% vs national median580 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 53rd of 218 associate programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,145
middle 50%: $39,919 – $61,574
Median · 5 years out
$58,392
middle 50%: $44,882 – $70,119
Median · 10 years out
$62,643
middle 50%: $48,030 – $72,693
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates at Tidewater Community College earn $52k in year one. Ten-year median pay is $63k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,183 total interest
Same major at other universities
Elgin Community College
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$58,910 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$58,768 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$58,704 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$58,625 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$58,419 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$58,269 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$58,032 · 5 yrs out
Berkshire Community College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$57,832 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Tidewater Community College
Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
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