Certificate (2-4 years)+16% vs national median216 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Houston Community College
Ranked 6th of 16 certificate (2-4 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$54,051
middle 50%: $40,627 – $70,298
Median · 5 years out
$79,005
middle 50%: $62,669 – $92,693
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $53,578 – $98,892
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (2-4 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Houston Community College certificate holders in Health Professions earn $54k in year one. Median salaries reach $79k by year 5.
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
5.4 yrs
≈ $6,053 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brookhaven College
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Galveston College
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (The)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$68,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
$67,850 · 5 yrs out
North Central Missouri College
$55,879 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$53,343 · 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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