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Certificate (under 1 year)+4% vs national median93 grads tracked

Health and Medical Administrative Services at Chemeketa Community College

Ranked 51st of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,704
middle 50%: $24,504 – $38,393
Median · 5 years out
$41,501
middle 50%: $32,393 – $52,793
Median · 10 years out
$47,705
middle 50%: $37,935 – $59,105

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

Graduates of Chemeketa Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health and Medical Administrative Services earn a median $30,704 one year after graduating, rising to $47,705 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $39,904 for this field, ranking 51st of 157 reporting programs.

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
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,352 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Essex Community College
$42,631 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$42,496 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$41,823 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$41,785 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$41,481 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$41,182 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$41,115 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Chemeketa Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$89,131 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$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
Precision Production (Certificate)
$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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