Certificate (under 1 year)+30% vs national median377 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Oakton College
Ranked 13th of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,264
middle 50%: $29,611 – $53,626
Median · 5 years out
$51,967
middle 50%: $39,584 – $65,868
Median · 10 years out
$59,253
middle 50%: $41,799 – $78,090
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
Health Administrative Services certificate holders earn a median of $41k initially. Year-5 earnings reach $52k.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $8,933 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tarrant County College District
$62,168 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$59,535 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$57,688 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$51,400 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$49,868 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$49,731 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Oakton College
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$96,354 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$94,549 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Certificate)
$92,948 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,533 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,343 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
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