WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+8% vs national median602 grads tracked

Health and Medical Administrative Services at College of Lake County

Ranked 43rd of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,705
middle 50%: $23,386 – $44,371
Median · 5 years out
$43,218
middle 50%: $31,497 – $55,297
Median · 10 years out
$48,878
middle 50%: $38,092 – $63,044

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of College of Lake County's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health and Medical Administrative Services earn a median $32,705 one year after graduating, rising to $48,878 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $39,904 for this field, ranking 43rd of 157 reporting programs.

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
9.9 yrs
≈ $11,610 total interest

Same major at other universities

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$44,039 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$44,012 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$43,884 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$43,250 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$42,631 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$42,496 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$41,823 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Lake County

Fire Protection (Associate)
$112,340 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$85,430 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$80,647 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,878 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out

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