Certificate (1-2 years)+1% vs national median457 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Ranked 55th of 131 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,338
middle 50%: $25,271 – $39,024
Median · 5 years out
$40,133
middle 50%: $31,570 – $51,056
Median · 10 years out
$49,718
middle 50%: $38,890 – $63,157
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
This certificate program in health administration yields a median first-year salary of $32k. Ten-year earnings average $50k.
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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,218 total interest
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$40,729 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$40,729 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$40,093 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$39,926 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$39,827 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
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$93,359 · 5 yrs out
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$87,285 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$72,839 · 5 yrs out
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$71,854 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Associate)
$70,057 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
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