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?
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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
9.5 yrs
≈ $10,828 total interest
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$89,069 · 5 yrs out
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$87,447 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$74,796 · 5 yrs out
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$73,293 · 5 yrs out
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$72,966 · 5 yrs out
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$67,174 · 5 yrs out
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$67,042 · 5 yrs out
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$65,698 · 5 yrs out
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$65,194 · 5 yrs out
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$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,054 · 5 yrs out
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