Certificate (under 1 year)+70% vs national median408 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Columbus State Community College
Ranked 4th of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,077
middle 50%: $31,568 – $63,451
Median · 5 years out
$67,692
middle 50%: $48,096 – $100,117
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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
Columbus State Community College certificate holders in health administration earn $44k in their first year. Median salaries reach $68k after five years.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,367 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Minnesota - Crookston
$95,419 · 5 yrs out
Charter Oak State College
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$62,168 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$59,535 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$57,688 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$51,967 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Columbus State Community College
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
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