Certificate (1-2 years)-4% vs national median400 grads tracked
Human Services, General at Erie Community College
Ranked 6th of 9 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Human Services, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,122
middle 50%: $20,411 – $38,202
Median · 5 years out
$37,897
middle 50%: $28,674 – $46,815
Median · 10 years out
$44,711
middle 50%: $31,818 – $56,288
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Human Services, General (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Human Services certificate holders at Erie Community College earn a median $28k initially. Median earnings reach $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
11.4 yrs
≈ $13,871 total interest
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$48,487 · 5 yrs out
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$43,497 · 5 yrs out
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Monroe Community College
$39,289 · 5 yrs out
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$35,700 · 5 yrs out
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$106,721 · 5 yrs out
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$86,254 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$69,509 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
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