Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median2,948 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Colorado Mountain College
Ranked 105th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,466
middle 50%: $24,803 – $47,906
Median · 5 years out
$47,191
middle 50%: $33,257 – $68,535
Median · 10 years out
$64,747
middle 50%: $42,629 – $90,333
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
Certificate holders in Health Professions start with a $34k median salary. Earnings grow to $47k after five years and $65k after ten.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,338 total interest
Same major at other universities
Amarillo College
$47,809 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$47,616 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$47,531 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$47,353 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$47,020 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$46,891 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$46,597 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$46,495 · 5 yrs out
Clarendon College
$46,417 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$46,402 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Colorado Mountain College
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,175 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,819 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,191 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$73,217 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$69,023 · 5 yrs out
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