Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median286 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Northern Essex Community College
Ranked 45th of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,548
middle 50%: $28,854 – $46,663
Median · 5 years out
$42,631
middle 50%: $32,013 – $55,369
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health and Medical Administrative graduates earn a median of $39k in year one. Five-year salaries reach $43k.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $10,909 total interest
Same major at other universities
Blue Ridge Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$43,884 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$43,250 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$43,218 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$42,496 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$41,823 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$41,785 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northern Essex Community College
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,668 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$87,092 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,696 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$74,586 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,509 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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