South University-West Palm Beach

Royal Palm Beach, FL · Private for-profit · 284 students · Visit Website

South University-West Palm Beach focuses on healthcare and legal support careers, offering programs like Physical Therapist Assistant, Nursing, and Medical Assisting. Many programs incorporate hands-on training, such as nursing lab practice and dedicated high-fidelity mock-operating rooms for anesthesia science students. The school emphasizes career services, including resume building, interview preparation, and connections with local healthcare centers and businesses for clinical experiences.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$33,319/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

49/100

Tuition

$18,238/yr

All Programs at South University-West Palm Beach

3 trade programs at South University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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56 $39,761/yr $23,000 12.0x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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54 $29,071/yr 9.0x High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Legal Support Services
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36 $31,126/yr $25,936 9.5x Very High Large
77 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at South University-West Palm Beach using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.