Certificate (under 1 year)-3% vs national median229 grads tracked
Health and Medical Administrative Services at Lone Star College System
Ranked 82nd of 157 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health and Medical Administrative Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,797
middle 50%: $22,677 – $40,067
Median · 5 years out
$38,529
middle 50%: $28,480 – $50,449
Median · 10 years out
$42,446
middle 50%: $31,729 – $60,590
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
Health and Medical Administrative Services certificate recipients start at $30k. Median earnings reach $42k after a decade.
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
11.4 yrs
≈ $13,524 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$39,058 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$38,923 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$38,886 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$38,720 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$38,341 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$38,202 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$38,181 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$38,181 · 5 yrs out
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$108,135 · 5 yrs out
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$88,842 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$82,784 · 5 yrs out
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$81,191 · 5 yrs out
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$77,306 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$75,144 · 5 yrs out
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