Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median639 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Houston Community College
Ranked 38th of 112 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,964
middle 50%: $26,184 – $42,242
Median · 5 years out
$43,073
middle 50%: $32,649 – $54,067
Median · 10 years out
$49,349
middle 50%: $36,328 – $65,511
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Certificate holders in Allied Health earn $34k initially. Median pay rises to $49k after ten years.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,397 total interest
Same major at other universities
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$44,105 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$43,753 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$43,739 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$43,647 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$43,205 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$42,235 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$41,393 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$41,317 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Houston Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,200 · 5 yrs out
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