Certificate (under 1 year)-6% vs national median984 grads tracked
Real Estate at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 19th of 30 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Real Estate by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,704
middle 50%: $28,969 – $67,835
Median · 5 years out
$49,561
middle 50%: $33,498 – $75,658
Median · 10 years out
$57,208
middle 50%: $39,527 – $93,359
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Real Estate (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Real Estate certificate holders earn $44k in their first year. Salaries reach $50k after five years and $57k 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
8 yrs
≈ $8,894 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tarrant County College District
$53,421 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$52,452 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$46,883 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
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$42,762 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sinclair Community College
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$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
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