Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median304 grads tracked
Legal Support Services at Suffolk County Community College
Ranked 14th of 41 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,751
middle 50%: $33,923 – $58,858
Median · 5 years out
$57,838
middle 50%: $44,257 – $74,098
Median · 10 years out
$68,179
middle 50%: $50,881 – $87,772
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 Suffolk County Community College see a median starting salary of $46k. Earnings grow to $58k at the five-year mark and reach $68k after a decade.
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
7 yrs
≈ $7,852 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Hennepin Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$57,910 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$56,579 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$55,539 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$55,437 · 5 yrs out
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$121,761 · 5 yrs out
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$75,586 · 5 yrs out
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$71,243 · 5 yrs out
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