Certificate (under 1 year)+16% vs national median450 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Prairie State College
Ranked 18th of 112 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,017
middle 50%: $22,528 – $49,513
Median · 5 years out
$47,202
middle 50%: $33,449 – $65,892
Median · 10 years out
$58,716
middle 50%: $38,924 – $82,142
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Prairie State College offers certificate programs in Allied Health with a median year-1 salary of $32k. Salaries climb to $59k by the tenth year of employment.
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 yrs
≈ $10,812 total interest
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Waubonsee Community College
$51,595 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$51,505 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$49,937 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$46,803 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$46,793 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$45,505 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Technical College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
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$111,686 · 5 yrs out
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$104,958 · 5 yrs out
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$94,389 · 5 yrs out
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$90,181 · 5 yrs out
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$90,181 · 5 yrs out
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$89,458 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$80,210 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,448 · 5 yrs out
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