Certificate (under 1 year)-4% vs national median165 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Trident Technical College
Ranked 88th of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,576
middle 50%: $25,366 – $42,994
Median · 5 years out
$38,181
middle 50%: $28,680 – $47,460
Median · 10 years out
$41,382
middle 50%: $35,153 – $56,595
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
Health and Medical Administrative Services certificate holders at Trident Technical College earn a $33k median starting salary. Ten-year median earnings are $41k.
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
11.3 yrs
≈ $13,079 total interest
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$38,529 · 5 yrs out
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$38,509 · 5 yrs out
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$38,509 · 5 yrs out
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$38,341 · 5 yrs out
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$38,202 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$38,181 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$38,050 · 5 yrs out
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$37,808 · 5 yrs out
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$37,763 · 5 yrs out
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Other majors at Trident Technical College
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
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