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Certificate (1-2 years)+52% vs national median197 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Ranked 12th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$74,668
middle 50%: $61,157 – $87,864
Median · 5 years out
$78,466
middle 50%: $63,284 – $94,469
Median · 10 years out
$79,113
middle 50%: $63,134 – $90,191

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

Graduates of University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's certificate (1-2 years) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $74,668 one year after graduating, rising to $79,113 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 52% above the national median of $51,774 for this field, ranking 12th of 370 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
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,785 total interest

Same major at other universities

Augusta University
$87,351 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$83,978 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Virginia Medical School
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$81,210 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Coast Community College
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$77,044 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$73,217 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$72,699 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$72,230 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$72,004 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Health Professions Residency/Fellowship Programs (Master's)
$230,831 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$192,989 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$180,532 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$156,052 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$152,282 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$135,443 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$120,604 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Doctorate)
$110,004 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Doctorate)
$97,271 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$95,918 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$93,936 · 5 yrs out

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