WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)-2% vs national median736 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Pickens Technical College

Ranked 150th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,250
middle 50%: $23,697 – $45,292
Median · 5 years out
$43,336
middle 50%: $30,401 – $60,908
Median · 10 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $34,840 – $71,899

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 in Health Professions earn a median $32k in their first year. The ten-year median salary for this certificate is $50k.

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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,634 total interest

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