WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)-1% vs national median792 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

Ranked 182nd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,716
middle 50%: $29,550 – $51,714
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $36,674 – $78,529
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $39,764 – $98,849

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Health Professions certificate holders earn a median $41k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $57k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8 yrs
≈ $9,104 total interest

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