WhatGradsMake
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

Graduates of Houston Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $42,178 one year after graduating, rising to $68,376 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% above the national median of $44,345 for this field, ranking 43rd of 303 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?

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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