Certificate (under 1 year)-24% vs national median368 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Southwestern Illinois College
Ranked 150th of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,594
middle 50%: $19,564 – $32,124
Median · 5 years out
$30,472
middle 50%: $23,788 – $37,870
Median · 10 years out
$34,333
middle 50%: $25,779 – $44,754
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 certificate holders from Southwestern Illinois College earn $26k initially. Median pay reaches $30k at five years and $34k at 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?
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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
15.3 yrs
≈ $18,640 total interest
Same major at other universities
Shawnee Community College
$31,694 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$31,537 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$31,104 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$30,988 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$30,731 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$30,613 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$30,290 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$29,914 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$29,833 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$29,752 · 5 yrs out
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$29,621 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southwestern Illinois College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,441 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$70,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$69,946 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$68,650 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,526 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$66,712 · 5 yrs out
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