Certificate (under 1 year)+20% vs national median720 grads tracked
Real Estate at Waubonsee Community College
Ranked 6th of 30 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Real Estate by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$54,847
middle 50%: $34,413 – $83,353
Median · 5 years out
$63,422
middle 50%: $40,007 – $90,582
Median · 10 years out
$68,203
middle 50%: $44,764 – $104,568
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Real Estate (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Real Estate certificate earners at Waubonsee Community College start at $55k. Ten-year median earnings reach $68k.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,640 total interest
Same major at other universities
Portland Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Bridgerland Technical College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$53,421 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$89,069 · 5 yrs out
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$87,447 · 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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$70,870 · 5 yrs out
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$67,174 · 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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