WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)-16% vs national median526 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Waubonsee Community College

Ranked 292nd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,747
middle 50%: $26,500 – $48,813
Median · 5 years out
$43,693
middle 50%: $33,243 – $55,549
Median · 10 years out
$49,081
middle 50%: $33,225 – $68,943

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

This Illinois college sees median first-year salaries of $36,747 for Health Professions students. Earnings grow to a median of $49,081 by the tenth year.

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
9.5 yrs
≈ $10,828 total interest

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