Certificate (1-2 years)+34% vs national median863 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Ranked 30th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,619
middle 50%: $33,276 – $60,672
Median · 5 years out
$69,466
middle 50%: $52,785 – $85,304
Median · 10 years out
$84,439
middle 50%: $63,109 – $103,907
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
Wilbur Wright College certificate holders in Health Professions earn a median $46k in their first year. This grows to $84k after 10 years of experience.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
Hill College
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$69,717 · 5 yrs out
Connors State College
$69,669 · 5 yrs out
Berkshire Community College
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$69,553 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$69,506 · 5 yrs out
Otero College
$69,310 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$69,281 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$69,281 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$69,129 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$68,987 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$68,849 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$87,204 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,880 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,680 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$70,545 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$68,723 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$59,372 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Associate)
$58,100 · 5 yrs out
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