Certificate (under 1 year)+52% vs national median507 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at William Rainey Harper College
Ranked 5th of 112 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,609
middle 50%: $21,947 – $41,814
Median · 5 years out
$61,682
middle 50%: $43,181 – $89,653
Median · 10 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $69,154 – $130,918
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
This certificate program in Allied Health sees year-one salaries at $30k. By year ten, median earnings climb to $97k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $9,176 total interest
Same major at other universities
South Suburban College
$89,546 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$62,585 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$60,387 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$58,242 · 5 yrs out
Kennebec Valley Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$51,595 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$51,505 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$49,937 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at William Rainey Harper College
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$75,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
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