Certificate (1-2 years)+34% vs national median800 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Houston Community College
Ranked 33rd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,091
middle 50%: $34,642 – $60,477
Median · 5 years out
$69,281
middle 50%: $49,026 – $91,460
Median · 10 years out
$86,799
middle 50%: $61,827 – $123,409
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Houston Community College students in Health Professions earn a median of $45k in their first year. Five-year earnings rise to $69k, outperforming the national median by 34%.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,164 total interest
Same major at other universities
Berkshire Community College
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$69,553 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$69,506 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$69,466 · 5 yrs out
Otero College
$69,310 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$69,281 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$69,129 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$68,987 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$68,849 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$68,374 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$68,219 · 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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