Bachelor's · South Bend, Indiana
Is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General at Indiana University-South Bend worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $36,136
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $16,664
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $36k (likely $36k – $51k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$1k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in IN
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$226k (likely −$301k – −$168k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$238k (likely −$352k – −$117k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 35%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General at other schools
🩺 Getting ready in high school
Students heading toward health & medicine majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Psychology
- AP Statistics
IB Higher Level
- Biology HL
- Chemistry HL
Build my roadmap 🗺️ Middle school to career, plus high schools near you that offer these classes.
Other majors at Indiana University-South Bend
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$120,931
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$115,947
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$99,574
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$84,541
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)$71,862
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$64,275
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$64,248
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$61,436
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's)$58,887
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$56,512
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$56,394
- Social Work (Master's)$53,764
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General at other schools in Indiana
- Valparaiso University$115,095
- Purdue University Global$54,526
- University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne$46,695
- Purdue University Northwest$46,277
- Indiana University-Kokomo$41,830
- Ball State University$41,516