Certificate (under 1 year)-5% vs national median163 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Ranked 90th of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,994
middle 50%: $24,168 – $35,951
Median · 5 years out
$37,808
middle 50%: $30,833 – $45,837
Median · 10 years out
$45,230
middle 50%: $35,414 – $56,129
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 Services certificate earners begin at $30k. Median pay rises to $45k by the tenth year.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
11.3 yrs
≈ $13,444 total interest
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$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$38,341 · 5 yrs out
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$38,202 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$38,181 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$38,181 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$38,050 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$37,763 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$37,530 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$37,394 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$37,388 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$93,359 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$87,285 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,839 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,854 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Associate)
$70,057 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$64,655 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
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