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Certificate (1-2 years)+5% vs national median560 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at College of Lake County

Ranked 136th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,157
middle 50%: $32,815 – $57,769
Median · 5 years out
$54,522
middle 50%: $39,111 – $78,738
Median · 10 years out
$56,688
middle 50%: $43,573 – $90,330

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

Graduates of College of Lake County's certificate (1-2 years) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $43,157 one year after graduating, rising to $56,688 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $51,774 for this field, ranking 136th of 370 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?

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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,471 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$55,092 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$54,903 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$54,890 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$54,767 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,690 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$54,532 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$54,485 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$54,479 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$54,379 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$54,333 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$54,077 · 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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