Certificate (under 1 year)+25% vs national median3,118 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Houston Community College
Ranked 43rd of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,178
middle 50%: $30,396 – $56,623
Median · 5 years out
$55,497
middle 50%: $40,764 – $77,203
Median · 10 years out
$68,376
middle 50%: $47,473 – $96,446
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Houston Community College certificate holders in Health Professions earn $42k initially. Median earnings reach $68k by year 10.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,428 total interest
Same major at other universities
Coastal Bend College
$55,953 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$55,948 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$55,908 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$55,874 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$55,680 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$55,432 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$54,836 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,333 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$54,014 · 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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