Certificate (1-2 years)+8% vs national median235 grads tracked
Legal Support Services at North Hennepin Community College
Ranked 8th of 41 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,563
middle 50%: $40,261 – $64,104
Median · 5 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $48,487 – $74,110
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $53,243 – $93,789
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Legal Support Services graduates from North Hennepin Community College see $51k median salaries in their first year. Earnings reach $69k by year ten.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,168 total interest
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