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Certificate (under 1 year)+31% vs national median35 grads tracked

Real Estate at William Rainey Harper College

Ranked 2nd of 30 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Real Estate by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,406
middle 50%: $38,050 – $87,070
Median · 5 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $58,574 – $89,880
Median · 10 years out
$70,012
middle 50%: $57,175 – $98,592

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

Graduates of William Rainey Harper College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Real Estate earn a median $56,406 one year after graduating, rising to $70,012 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 31% above the national median of $52,839 for this field, ranking 2nd of 30 reporting programs.

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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,249 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland Community 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
Waubonsee Community College
$63,422 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$58,065 · 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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