Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median185 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at South Suburban College
Ranked 35th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,270
middle 50%: $23,326 – $39,196
Median · 5 years out
$39,467
middle 50%: $28,482 – $49,855
Median · 10 years out
$46,615
middle 50%: $32,582 – $62,818
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Allied Health certificate holders earn a median $31k in their first year. Earnings rise to $39k at five years and $47k after ten years.
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
10.7 yrs
≈ $12,718 total interest
Same major at other universities
Goodwin University
$40,232 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$40,198 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$39,399 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$39,163 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$39,072 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at South Suburban College
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$89,546 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,925 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$83,876 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$76,414 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$64,779 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,338 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,388 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
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