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Certificate (under 1 year)+29% vs national median156 grads tracked

Health and Medical Administrative Services at Houston Community College

Ranked 14th of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,849
middle 50%: $31,765 – $55,879
Median · 5 years out
$51,400
middle 50%: $37,697 – $64,689
Median · 10 years out
$63,610
middle 50%: $43,197 – $84,610

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 Houston Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health and Medical Administrative Services earn a median $44,849 one year after graduating, rising to $63,610 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 29% above the national median of $39,904 for this field, ranking 14th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,515 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tidewater Community College
$59,535 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$57,688 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$51,967 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$49,868 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$49,731 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$48,970 · 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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