Certificate (1-2 years)+14% vs national median267 grads tracked
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at College of Lake County
Ranked 34th of 141 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,086
middle 50%: $41,459 – $68,213
Median · 5 years out
$73,238
middle 50%: $50,486 – $97,928
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $46,845 – $98,392
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
College of Lake County offers allied health certificates with a $55k median first-year salary. Earnings reach $73k by year five.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,187 total interest
Same major at other universities
Jefferson Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$75,224 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$74,805 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$74,709 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Northern Maine Community College
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$72,429 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$72,371 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$112,340 · 5 yrs out
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$86,717 · 5 yrs out
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$85,430 · 5 yrs out
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$76,582 · 5 yrs out
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