Certificate (1-2 years)+11% vs national median442 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Cuyahoga Community College
Ranked 30th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,839
middle 50%: $25,056 – $40,051
Median · 5 years out
$40,198
middle 50%: $31,498 – $49,445
Median · 10 years out
$45,235
middle 50%: $35,298 – $58,787
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Allied health certificate graduates earn a $33k median salary initially. By year ten, earnings reach $45k.
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
10.6 yrs
≈ $12,329 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa Lakes Community College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$40,692 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$40,680 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$40,471 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Goodwin University
$40,232 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$39,467 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$39,399 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Cuyahoga Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$73,075 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,793 · 5 yrs out
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$72,429 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,026 · 5 yrs out
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$67,112 · 5 yrs out
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$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$65,847 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,078 · 5 yrs out
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