Certificate (1-2 years)+13% vs national median248 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Chemeketa Community College
Ranked 22nd of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,686
middle 50%: $26,407 – $40,037
Median · 5 years out
$40,978
middle 50%: $34,573 – $50,441
Median · 10 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $36,368 – $55,665
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
Chemeketa Community College students in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services earn $34k initially. Ten-year median earnings are $46k.
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
10.3 yrs
≈ $11,982 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lane Community College
$42,309 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$41,913 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$41,887 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$41,635 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$40,849 · 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
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$94,352 · 5 yrs out
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$89,131 · 5 yrs out
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$87,676 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,750 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,018 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
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$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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