Certificate (under 1 year)+55% vs national median946 grads tracked
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at South Suburban College
Ranked 11th of 146 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$62,393
middle 50%: $36,094 – $111,278
Median · 5 years out
$83,876
middle 50%: $49,765 – $130,465
Median · 10 years out
$99,419
middle 50%: $60,731 – $137,185
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Allied health certificate holders earn a median of $62k in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $99k.
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
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,369 total interest
Same major at other universities
Massasoit Community College
$89,739 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$88,977 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$88,614 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$80,834 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$78,310 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$77,306 · 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
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
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
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