Associate's Degree Allied Health Full Time

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Little Rock, Arkansas

Median earnings

$48,432

2 years after graduating

Median debt

$24,625

Federal loans at graduation

Loan repayment

$261/mo

On a standard 10-year plan

Study mode

Full Time

About this program

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock offers an associate's degree in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. It's a small program, graduating one cohort per year. If you're looking for a career in health care that gets you into the workforce quickly, this could be a good fit. One year after finishing, graduates typically earn $43,525, and two years out that rises to $48,432. The national median for the same subject and degree level is $45,305, so earnings here are close to the middle of the pack. Among 63 similar programs nationally, this one ranks 17th for earnings. In Arkansas, it ranks first out of the state's one program at this level. It's also the highest-earning program at the university among the two associate's degrees it offers. Median debt at graduation is $24,625. With a typical monthly loan payment of $261, that's manageable on the earnings above. The numbers suggest this program delivers solid returns without excessive borrowing.

How this program compares

Against every other associate's degree in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions in the United States, this one ranks 17 of 63 on graduate earnings — in the top half. Among the 2 associate's degrees University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences itself offers, it is the 1st highest earning.

	This program	Typical Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions associate's degree
Median earnings	$48,432	$45,305
Median debt	$24,625	$20,000

Graduates here earn about 7% above the typical Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions associate's degree in the country. They borrow roughly 23% more than that typical program.

What this program covers

A program that prepares individuals to perform invasive, noninvasive, and peripheral examinations of the cardiovascular system at the request of physicians to aid in diagnoses and therapeutic treatments. Includes instruction in reviewing and recording patient histories and clinical data, patient care, investigative and examination procedures, diagnostic procedures, data analysis and documentation, physician consultation, equipment operation and monitoring, and professional standards and ethics.

Definition of CIP 510901 “Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist” from the US Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2020).

Where this degree leads

Occupations the Department of Education links to this field of study in its CIP-to-SOC crosswalk.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedics Nuclear Medicine Technologists Radiation Therapists Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Medical Dosimetrists Respiratory Therapists Surgical Technologists Surgical Assistants Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Physician Assistants Athletic Trainers Nuclear Technicians Occupational Health and Safety Technicians Hearing Aid Specialists Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

What graduates earn — and owe

Students who completed the associate's degree in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences had median earnings of $48,432 2 years after graduating. Those who borrowed left with a median federal student debt of $24,625, about $261/mo on a standard ten-year repayment plan. That is a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.51 — under 1.0 generally means a graduate earns more in a year than they borrowed in total.

Figures cover federally aided students only and are published by the US Department of Education in the College Scorecard field-of-study data. Where too few students completed a program, the department withholds the figure for privacy — so some programs show none.

About this listing

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reports this program to the US Department of Education under CIP code 5109. Tuition, intake dates and entry requirements are set by the university and are not part of the federal record — check the university profile or its own site for those.